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STRANGLES
Etymology 1
Noun
strangles (uncountable)
A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
Etymology 2
Verb
strangles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strangle
Noun
strangles
plural of strangle
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Source: Wiktionary
Stran"gles, n.
Definition: A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
STRANGLE
Stran"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Strangling.] Etym: [OF. estrangler, F. étrangler, L. strangulare, Gr. string, n. Cf. Strain, String.]
1. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope. Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself. Ayliffe.
2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner. Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . . And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes Shak.
3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress. "Strangle such thoughts." Shak.
Stran"gle, v. i.
Definition: To be strangled, or suffocated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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