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Examples of croup in a Sentence
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English croupe, croup, borrowed from Anglo-French croupe (also continental Old French), probably going back to an Old Low Franconian outcome of Germanic *kruppa- "something rounded, bulge" — more at crop entry 1
Note: This etymology is traditional, and phonetically impeccable, though "hindquarters of an animal" is not among the many meanings attested in Germanic for this etymon. Compare group entry 1. See also croupier, crupper.
Noun (2)
noun derivative of croup "to cry hoarsely, croak" (now English regional and Scots), probably of imitative origin
Note: Compare synonymous 16th-century crope, croape, and crow entry 2, croak entry 1.
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1765, in the meaning defined above
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“Croup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croup. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
croup
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Middle English croupe "rump," from early French croupe (same meaning), of Germanic origin
Noun
from an English dialect word croup "to cry or cough"; probably originally imitating the sound
Medical Definition
croup
nounMore from Merriam-Webster on croup
Nglish: Translation of croup for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about croup
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