bastard strangles
/ˈbæstɚd ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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, [...]"
- "Monſieur Solleyſell, as well as our own Countryman Mr. Markham, has accounted for the Baſtard Strangles in a very odd kind of Manner."
- "The origin of the term strangles arises from the fact that in some cases it is associated with symptoms of choking or strangulation, and it was divided by the old writers into simple and bastard strangles; the first form being that which ran a regular course, and the second consisting in the formation of multiple or successive abscesses. [...] Irregular or bastard strangles, on the other hand, is a very grave affection, in which the connective tissue of the lymphatics of the submaxillary region, and sometimes the salivary glands, are the seat of acute suppurative inflammation, [...]"
- "The most common complication is bastard strangles, metastatic spread of the infection to lymph nodes and organs other than the nodes of the head."
- "Isolation of infected animals can prevent epidemics of strangles and is recommended for new additions to a herd or group. In some horses, purpura hemorrhagica and even bastard strangles may follow vaccination, though this is relatively rare."
- "Bastard strangles, in which abscessation develops in many organs, is a serious complication in about 1% of affected animals."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbæstɚd ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/
- British English: /ˈbɑːstəd ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/