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Quinsy

noun
1.
A painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis.  Synonym: peritonsillar abscess.





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"Quinsy" Quotes from Famous Books



... you, no more wine; but I'll sing with pleasure;" and here the wretch, in something like the voice of a frog with the quinsy, began, "'I'd mourn the ...
— The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete • Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
... a claim for pension in 1870 on account of quinsy alleged to have been contracted about December 7, 1862, with some evidence to support the claim. Three medical examinations fail to establish the existence of this disease in a pensionable degree, and it is reported to me from the Pension Bureau that in March, 1882, ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents - Section 3 (of 3) of Volume 8: Grover Cleveland, First Term. • Grover Cleveland


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