strangles

[ strang-guhlz ]

/ ˈstræŋ gəlz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.

distemper¹ (def. 1b).

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Origin of strangles

1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s³

Words nearby strangles

strange star, strange to say, strangle, stranglehold, strangler, strangles, strangulate, strangulated hernia, strangulation, strangury, Stranraer

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How to use strangles in a sentence

As we saw when the B-2 came under attack the moment that it was unveiled, it strangles the pro-bomber case.
Is the Pentagon’s $55 Billion Stealth Bomber Too Big a Secret?|Bill Sweetman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus it appears that the "iron ring" which strangles the income of labor, strangles equally the income of capital.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
From the inside there came a succession of thumps and blood-curdling groans and strangles.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various
When he is seriously sick his legal successor steals quietly into his house, and beats his brains out, or strangles him to death.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams

A second form of metastatic arthritis is met with in strangles.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
They go out, and as Deputy begins stone-throwing, Jasper half strangles him.
The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for strangles

strangles

/ (ˈstræŋɡəlz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal dischargeAlso called: equine distemper

Word Origin for strangles

C18: from strangle

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