Strangles
//ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi. uncountable
"The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth."
- 2 plural of strangle form-of, plural
- 3 an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes wordnet
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"The monkey loves the one who strangles him. He will be in a lot of trouble later! His day will come!"
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