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noun
An illness or obstructive condition of the larynx, trachea, or lungs, found as a cause of death on bills of mortality in the 16- and 1700s; possibly croup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From lights (“lungs”).
