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单词 chincough
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chincoughn.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪnkɒf/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪnˌkɔf/, /ˈtʃɪnˌkɑf/
Forms: Middle English chincac, Middle English chink cowȝ, Middle English chyncogh, Middle English chynke cough, Middle English chynke cowhe, 1500s chincoughe, 1500s chinke coughe, 1500s choinecouch, 1500s choynecough, 1500s chyckock, 1500s chyncoughe, 1500s chyne cowgh, 1500s chynke kowghe, 1500s–1800s chin cough, 1600s chine cough, 1600s choyne cough, 1600s– chincough, 1900s chin-cowf (English regional), 1900s– chink-cough (English regional), 2000s– chin-cuff (English regional).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chink v.1, cough n.
Etymology: < chink v.1 + cough n. Compare kinkcough n. and earlier kinkhost n.A number of forms apparently reflect folk-etymological association with either chin n.1 or chine n.2
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).
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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.

Compounds

chincough moss n. Obsolete rare a lichen of the genus Cladonia, esp. C. pyxidata, formerly used in remedies for whooping cough; cup lichen, pixie cups.
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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).
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