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chin cough

chin cough noun: synonym of whooping cough.

Noun

chin cough (countable and uncountable, plural chin coughs)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of whooping cough.
    Synonyms:
    whooping cough

Synonyms of chin cough

Forms of chin cough

pluralchin coughs
alternative formchincough
alternative formkinkcough

Origin of chin cough

Variant of earlier chink cough, from chink (“to gasp, to convulse with coughing or laughter”) + cough. Compare Scots kink-host, Dutch kinkhoest, and see chink.

Questions about chin cough

What does chin cough mean?
Chin cough means synonym of whooping cough.
What part of speech is chin cough?
Chin cough is a noun.
What is the plural of chin cough?
The plural of chin cough is chin coughs.

Words near chin cough in the dictionary

  1. chin chin
  2. chin chins
  3. chin chow
  4. chin cleft
  5. chin clefts
  6. chin cough
  7. chin coughs
  8. chin curtain
  9. chin curtains
  10. chin diaper
  11. chin diapers

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