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quinsie

quinsie is the archaic form of quinsy.

Meaning of quinsy

Noun

quinsy (countable and uncountable, plural quinsies)

  1. A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.
    • He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weal throat, and a hesitating, whispering fashion of speech.1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July...

Forms of quinsie

pluralquinsies

Questions about quinsie

What is quinsie the archaic form of?
Quinsie is the archaic form of quinsy.

Words near quinsie in the dictionary

  1. quins
  2. Quinsam
  3. Quinsay
  4. quinsey
  5. quinseys
  6. quinsie
  7. quinsied
  8. quinsies
  9. Quinsoriano
  10. quinsy
  11. quinsyberry

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