bastard strangles

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bastard strangles

  • /ˈbɑːstəd ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ UK
  • /ˈbæstɚd ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/ US

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From bastard (“a variation that is not genuine”) + strangles.

noun

  1. uncountable A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to other parts of the body and caused abscesses. When horſes have either the real or baſtard ſtrangles, or are changing their foal teeth, or are putting out their upper tuſhes, ſome of them have their ſight weak and troubled, [...]

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noun form of strangles that has spread to other parts of the body

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@misc{bastard_strangles_2026,
  title = {bastard strangles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bastard%20strangles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}