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Phthisick

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of phthisic. alt-of, obsolete
Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of phthisic. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "...her Inhabitants breathe nothing but an impure and thick Mist, accompanied with a fuliginous and filthy vapour, which renders them obnoxious to a thousand inconveniences, corrupting the Lungs, and disordering the entire habit of their Bodies; so that Catharrs, Phthisicks, Coughs and Consumptions, rage more in this one City, than in the whole Earth besides."

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