Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churchyard cough

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: church-yard -cough
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A severe cough. (condition that causes one to cough, tendency to cough)

Informal

Example Sentences

"He was roused from his brief rest by a violent fit of coughing, which seemed to shake the whole system. It was one which in England is so simply, yet so emphatically, denominated a churchyard cough. It was hollow, like the echo of the grave."

Etymology

Suggesting that the afflicted person will soon pass away and be buried.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

churchyard coughs (plural)

Questions

What does churchyard cough mean?: A severe cough. (condition that causes one to cough, tendency to cough)
Where does churchyard cough come from?: Suggesting that the afflicted person will soon pass away and be buried.

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