- kink-haust
- a violent cold with a cough. Lane.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
kink-haust
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Kink — Kink, n. [Cf. {Chincough}, {Kink haust}.] A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kinkhaust — Kink haust , n. [Prov. E. kink to gasp (cf. {Chin cough}) + haust a cough (akin to E. wheeze).] Whooping cough. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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