croupy
[kroo-pee]
Origin of croupy
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Examples from the Web for croupy
Contemporary Examples
Even now, hearing a child struggling with that croupy rattle hits her in the gut.
Historical Examples
I don't want the child to get croupy and not know anything about it.
The Grammar School Boys of GridleyH. Irving Hancock
There is a brazen, barking, "croupy" cough in spasmodic croup.
The Mother and Her ChildWilliam S. Sadler
I was a little boy an' croupy, and he seemed big as a house when he came in at the door.
Mistress AnneTemple Bailey
Alice was croupy, and I went upstairs to her as early as I could.
All the Days of My Life: An AutobiographyAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Taking a quick, deep breath, he sounded his call for aid—a loud, croupy cough.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates