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It means displaying a rage - it refers to dogs and other animals that are affected by rabies. It comes from Old and Middle English and was previously known in Latin as Spumat Faeme. Shakespeare also used the term in Julius Caesar in 1601

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The saying "foam at the mouth" likely comes from the image of frothy saliva forming around the mouth of an animal showing extreme agitation or sickness, such as rabies. It is a visual metaphor to describe someone who is very angry or excited.

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