Definition of "flatulency" [flatulency]

• Flatulence. (noun)

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• "It is eaten as a dainty; and is believed to be a remedy for flatulency, of which many people here complain."
• "The Arabs eat little fruit except grapes; they say it produces bile, and occasions flatulency, in which they are probably not mistaken."
• "Among them there is never gout in the hands or feet, nor catarrh, nor sciatica, nor grievous colics, nor flatulency, nor hard breathing."