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quinzie

quinzie is the obsolete 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 quinzie

pluralquinzies

Questions about quinzie

What is quinzie the obsolete form of?
Quinzie is the obsolete form of quinsy.

Words near quinzie in the dictionary

  1. quinze
  2. quinzee
  3. quinzees
  4. quinzhee
  5. quinzhees
  6. quinzie
  7. quinzieme
  8. quinziemes
  9. quinzies
  10. quinzite
  11. quinzy

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