noun
Origin: ME quinaci < ML quinancia < LL cynanche < Gr kynanchē, inflammation of the throat, lit., dog-choking < kyōn, dog (see hound) + anchein, to choke (see anger)
See quinsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Medieval Latin quinancia
Origin: and Old French quinancie
Origin: , both from Greek kunankhē, dog quinsy, dog-collar
Origin: : kuōn, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + ankhein, to squeeze; see angh- in Indo-European roots
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