Associations to the word «Croup»

Wiktionary

CROUP, noun. The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
CROUP, verb. (obsolete outside dialects) To croak, make a hoarse noise.
CROUP, noun. (pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

Dictionary definition

CROUP, noun. A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing.
CROUP, noun. The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.

Wise words

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