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croup — croup … Dictionnaire des rimes
Croup — also refers to the rump of a quadruped and the crop of a bird. For the work of a casino employee, see croupier. Croup Classification and external resources The steeple sign as seen on an AP neck X ray of a c … Wikipedia
croup — [ krup ] n. m. • 1773; mot angl. dial., probablt d orig. onomat. ♦ Vieilli Laryngite pseudomembraneuse, de nature diphtérique. Cet enfant est mort du croup. Faux croup : spasme du larynx, bénin. ⊗ HOM. Croupe. ● croup nom masculin (anglais croup … Encyclopédie Universelle
Croup — (kr[=oo]p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG. kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.) An inflammatory… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croup|y — «KROO pee», adjective, croup|i|er, croup|i|est. 1. sick with croup. 2. hoarse and having difficulty in breathing: »the wheeze of a croupy baby … Useful english dictionary
Croup — (kr[=oo]p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup, rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin to Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.] The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croup — Ⅰ. croup [1] ► NOUN ▪ inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, causing breathing difficulties. ORIGIN from dialect croup «to croak». Ⅱ. croup [2] ► NOUN ▪ the rump or hindquarters of a horse … English terms dictionary
croup — [kru:p] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: croup to croak, cough (16 19 centuries), from the sound] an illness in children which makes them cough and have difficulty breathing … Dictionary of contemporary English
croup — coughing illness, 1765, from obsolete verb croup to cry hoarsely, croak (1510s), probably echoic. This was the local name of the disease in southeastern Scotland, given wide currency by Dr. Francis Home (1719 1813) of Edinburgh in his 1765… … Etymology dictionary
croup — croup; croup·ous; … English syllables
croup — croup1 [kro͞op] n. [< obs. or dial. croup, to speak hoarsely, of echoic orig.] a condition resulting from any obstruction of the larynx, esp. an inflammation of the respiratory passages, with labored breathing, hoarse coughing, and laryngeal… … English World dictionary
