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croup
/kɹuːp/
noun 2verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
fair, higher, light, ordinary, severe, spasmodic
CROUP + NOUN
infants, lady
PREP.
bout
Definitions
noun
1
The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup.
verb
1
To croak, make a hoarse noise.
noun
1
An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
- hindquarters
- croupe
- rump
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
Wiktionary02
The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup.
Wiktionary03
Tom and Mary's baby had a severe bout of croup, and had to be put in a humidicrib in hospital.
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The ordinary croup of infants is spasmodic croup, and is very rarely dangerous, although the symptoms seem very alarming.
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Tom has croup.
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