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Definition of 'croup'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) croupe, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
* Sir Walter Scott
- So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
* 1835 , Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history
- The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup .
Etymology 2
From (etyl) croup, . More at (l).
Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete|outside|dialects) To croak, make a hoarse noise.
Noun
(-)
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
Derived terms
* croupous
* croupy
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