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chin|cough — «CHIHN KF, KOF», noun. = whooping cough. (Cf. ↑whooping cough) ╂[earlier chink cough < dialectal chink to gasp] … Useful english dictionary
chin — chin·cha; chin·chai·su·yu; chin·cha·yo·te; chin·che·rin·chee; chin·chil·la; chin·chil·li·dae; chin·chil·lon; chin·chow; chin·cough; chin·di; chin·hsien; chin·kiang; chin·kle; chin·less; chin·qua·pin; co·chin; co·me·chin·gón; kin·chin; ma·chin;… … English syllables
cough — chin·cough; cough; … English syllables
Whooping cough — Whooping Whoop ing, a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hooping-cough — n. [Written also Whooping cough.] Chin cough, pertussis … New dictionary of synonyms
whooping-cough — n. [Written also Hooping cough.] Chin cough … New dictionary of synonyms
chincough — chin·cough … English syllables
Crus Americana — Whooping Whoop ing, a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whooping — Whoop ing, a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whooping crane — Whooping Whoop ing, a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
