poplexy

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Noun

poplexy

  1. apoplexy
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4030-4031:
      The goute lette hir no-thing for to daunce,
      Napoplexye shente nat hir heed;       [...]
      The gout not at all prevented her from dancing,
      And apoplexy harmed not her head;

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