chink cough
chink cough · chink coughs
Synonym of whooping coughSynonym of whooping cough.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)Synonym of whooping cough.
Origin
From chink, a variant of kink (“to gasp, to convulse with coughing or laughter”), + cough.From chink, a variant of kink (“to gasp, to convulse with coughing or laughter”), + cough. Compare Scots kink-host, Dutch kinkhoest.
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Forms
plural: chink coughs| Singular | chink cough |
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