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croup1 definition

croup (kro̵̅o̅p)

noun

a condition resulting from any obstruction of the larynx, esp. an inflammation of the respiratory passages, with labored breathing, hoarse coughing, and laryngeal spasm

Etymology: < obs. or dial. croup, to speak hoarsely, of echoic orig.

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croup2 definition

croup (kro̵̅o̅p)

noun

the top of the rump of a horse, dog, etc., just behind the loin

Etymology: ME croupe < OFr < Frank *kruppa: see crop

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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