smoker's cough
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smoker's cough
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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At the age of three, Margaux Giraudon developed something akin to a smoker’s cough.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017
Every so often, he lets out a rasping smoker’s cough.
From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2016
A diminutive 63-year-old with dyed blond hair and a raspy smoker’s cough, Mücella Yapici hardly fits the profile of a criminal mastermind.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2015
Novartis is seeking approval to sell indacaterol for COPD, also known as smoker's cough because smoking is the major cause.
From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2011
She laughs an unmistakable laugh--a Lucianne laugh, which begins as a moist chortle and inevitably escalates into an alarming smoker's cough before it subsides to a husky, satisfied sigh.
From Time Magazine Archive
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