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strangles¹

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

noun

  1. uncountable A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi. 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.

strangles²

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

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle

noun

  1. plural plural of strangle

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noun disease of horses

Españolgurma
Portuguêsgarrotilho
Françaisgourme
DeutschDruse
Italianostranguglione
Русскиймыт myt
العربيةخُنَان m خُنَاق ḵunān

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@misc{strangles_2026,
  title = {strangles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strangles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}