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bastard strangles

Syllables: bast·ard stran·gles/ˈbɑːstəd ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/US/ˈbæstɚd ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/

bastard strangles noun: 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.

bastard strangles: a form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing...
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Noun

bastard strangles (uncountable)

  1. 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, [...]1735, “EYE of a horse”, in The Sportsman’s Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman’s Companion, in All Rural Recreations: […], volume I, London: Printed for C. Hitch, […], and C. Davis, […]; and S....
    • Monſieur Solleyſell, as well as our own Countryman Mr. Markham, has accounted for the Baſtard Strangles in a very odd kind of Manner.1742, Henry Bracken, “Of the Bastard Strangles”, in Farriery Improv’d: Or, A Compleat Treatise upon the Art of Farriery. […], London: Printed for J. Clarke […]; and J. Shuckburgh […], →OCLC, page 29

Examples of bastard strangles in a sentence

  • The most common complication is bastard strangles, metastatic spread of the infection to lymph nodes and organs other than the nodes of the head.2004, Bonnie Rush, Tim Mair, “Strangles”, in Equine Respiratory Diseases, Oxford; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Science, →ISBN, section III...
  • In some horses, purpura hemorrhagica and even bastard strangles may follow vaccination, though this is relatively rare.2005, Will A. Hadden III, “Head and Neck”, in Cheryl Rogers, G. Jeanne Wilcox, editors, Horseman’s Veterinary Encyclopedia, revised and...
  • Bastard strangles, in which abscessation develops in many organs, is a serious complication in about 1% of affected animals.2011, P[atrick] J. Quinn et al., “Streptococci”, in Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease, 2nd edition, Chichester, West Sussex...

Origin of bastard strangles

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

Questions about bastard strangles

What does bastard strangles mean?
Bastard strangles means 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.
How do you use bastard strangles in a sentence?
The most common complication is bastard strangles, metastatic spread of the infection to lymph nodes and organs other than the nodes of the head.
What part of speech is bastard strangles?
Bastard strangles is a noun.
How do you pronounce bastard strangles?
Bastard strangles is pronounced /ˈbɑːstəd ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ (UK).

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