Definition of 'croup'
noun
a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx
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Derived forms
croupy (ˈcroupy) or croupous (ˈcroupous) adjective
croupily (ˈcroupily)
adverb
croupiness (ˈcroupiness)
noun
Word origin of 'croup'
C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative originnoun
the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse
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Word origin of 'croup'
C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe noun
a condition resulting from any obstruction of the larynx, esp. an inflammation of
the respiratory passages, with labored breathing, hoarse coughing, and laryngeal spasm
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Derived forms
croupy1 (ˈcroupy) adjective
Word origin of 'croup'
< obs. or dial. croup, to speak hoarsely, of echoic orig.Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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