单词 | chincough |
释义 | chincoughn. Now chiefly historical. A respiratory disorder characterized by bouts of severe coughing, typically followed by a noisy, gasping intake of breath; spec. the infectious bacterial disease whooping cough (pertussis). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > respiratory spasms > [noun] > coughing > whooping cough kinkhost?c1190 chincougha1400 kinkcoughc1450 whooping cough1657 coqueluche1706 pertussis1774 a1400 Med. Recipes (Royal) in F. Heinrich Mittelengl. Medizinbuch (1896) 72 (MED) For þe chink cowȝ. a1500 in Notes & Queries (1856) Apr. 274/2 Þe chyncogh shalle be full rife, Þat mony men shalle short her life. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria iii. f. 35v I am foule rayed with a chyne [? chync] cowgh. 1565 J. Jewel Replie Hardinges Answeare iv. 225 Was he staied with the Choynecough, and forced to breake of his tale in the middest? a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Gggg/1 It shall ne'er be said..Thou dy'dst o' th' Chin-cough. 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 121. ⁋1 Poor Cupid..lies under something like a Chin-Cough. 1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance vi. 92 That they and theirs stood by the King, Throughout his measles and his chin-cough. 1913 G. Rhys Charming of Estercel xii. 97 ‘It is said to be a charm against chincough,’ said he. 1993 M. A. Winzer Hist. Special Educ. v. 147 Scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and measles were great villains; whooping cough (sometimes known as chincough) was a continuing problem that frequently proved fatal. CompoundsΚΠ 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. xi. 38 The Chalice or Chin-cough Mosse creeps along the barren..ditch banckes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400 |
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