jake leg

Noun

US historical slang uncountable

(US, slang, historical, 1930s and 40s) Paralysis of the feet and ankles caused by the consumption TOCP (triorthocresyl phosphate) or methyl alcohol, found in adulterated moonshine or Jamaica ginger extract.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的・米国スラング）TOCP（トリオルトクレゾールリン酸）またはメチルアルコールを含む、不正に製造されたムーンシャインやジャマイカジンジャー抽出物の摂取により引き起こされる、足や足首の麻痺症状

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After drinking adulterated Jamaica ginger during Prohibition, some workers were crippled by jake leg, unable to walk without assistance.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

禁酒法時代に混入されたジャマイカジンジャーを飲んだ結果、何人かの労働者はトリオルトクレシルリン酸（TOCP）やメチルアルコールによって引き起こされる足や足首の麻痺で歩けなくなった。

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Out-of-town patients came in droves for the treatment of [jake leg]. Jake leg was caused by drinking methyl (wood) alcohol rather than ethyl alcohol. There's a world of difference.

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