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strangles

[ strang-guhlz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)


strangles

/ ˈstræŋɡəlz /

noun

  1. functioning as singular an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi , characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal discharge Also calledequine distemper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of strangles1

1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strangles1

C18: from strangle
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Example Sentences

As we saw when the B-2 came under attack the moment that it was unveiled, it strangles the pro-bomber case.

Thus it appears that the "iron ring" which strangles the income of labor, strangles equally the income of capital.

From the inside there came a succession of thumps and blood-curdling groans and strangles.

When he is seriously sick his legal successor steals quietly into his house, and beats his brains out, or strangles him to death.

A second form of metastatic arthritis is met with in strangles.

They go out, and as Deputy begins stone-throwing, Jasper half strangles him.

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