stran|gles
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gles — gles·site; grig·gles; mug·gles; shin·gles; stran·gles; … English syllables
stran — stran·ger·hood; stran·gler; stran·gles; stran·gu·la·tion; stran·gu·ry; stran·ner; stran·ger; stran·gle; stran·gu·late; … English syllables
strangles — stran·gles … English syllables
strangles — stran·gles gəlz n pl but sing or pl in constr an infectious febrile disease of horses and other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a… … Medical dictionary
strangles — stran•gles [[t]ˈstræŋ gəlz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) vet distemper I, 1), b) • Etymology: 1590–1600; obs. strangle act of strangling + s III … From formal English to slang
Strangles — Stran gles, n. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
