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Webster 1913 Edition
Croup
Croup
(kroōp)
, Noun.
[F.
croupe
hind quarters, croup, rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa
hump; akin to Icel. kroppr
. Cf. Crop
.] The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
So light to the
So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
croup
the fair lady he swung,So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
Sir W. Scott.
Croup
(kroōp)
, Noun.
[Scot.
croup
, cf. croup
, crowp
, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG. kropp
, G. kropf
, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. Crop
.] (Med.)
An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called
membranous croup
). See False croup
, under False
, and Diphtheria
. Webster 1828 Edition
Croup
CROUP
, CROOP,Noun.
1.
The rump of a fowl; the buttocks of a horse, or extremity of the reins above the hips.2.
[See Croop.] The cynanche trachealis, a disease of the throat.