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CHINCOUGH

\t͡ʃˈɪnkɒf], \t‍ʃˈɪnkɒf], \tʃ_ˈɪ_n_k_ɒ_f]\

Definitions of CHINCOUGH

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A disease attended with violent fits of coughing: whooping-cough.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

chin'kof, n. a disease, esp. of children, attended with violent fits of coughing: whooping-cough. [For chink-cough; Scot. kink-host, Dut. kinkhoest. See CHINK and COUGH.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

[Onomatop. similar names occurring in other languages.] Whoopingcough.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. [Scottish] Hooping-cough.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A violent and convulsive cough.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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