strangles
English
Etymology 1
Noun
strangles (uncountable)
- A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
- 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman (page 245)
- The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.
- 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman (page 245)
Derived terms
Translations
disease of horses
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
strangles
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strangle
Noun
strangles
- plural of strangle
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