quinsy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of quinsy
1300–50; Middle English quin ( e ) sie < Medieval Latin quinancia, Late Latin cynanchē < Greek kynánchē sore throat
Vocabulary lists containing quinsy
Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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Example Sentences
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In a frost-encrusted park in the east of Amsterdam, poet and equal rights activist Quinsy Gario squints in the afternoon sun.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2022
Quinsy Gario believes that must include reparations and collaborations.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2022
Quinsy, Oil of Anise Effective for.—"Rub inside of throat with oil of anise."
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Quinsy involves the surrounding structures of the throat, and usually results in abscess.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Quinsy is like the forcible extraction of prickly thorns from wool, or like a thick rope drawn through a small aperture; the kiss referred to is like the extracting of a hair from milk.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
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