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Etymology 1

Noun

strangles (uncountable)

  1. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.
    • 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman, page 245:
      The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.
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Etymology 2

Verb

strangles

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle

Noun

strangles

  1. plural of strangle

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