On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood.
Shak.
2. (Med.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists
in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints,
and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints,
after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended
with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive
organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the
intestines, etc. Dunglison.