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A form of quinsy — A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.

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Meanings

nounquinsey (countable and uncountable, plural quinseys)

plural quinseys

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of quinsy.

    Dr. Radcliffe was remarkable for a sudden thought in extraordinary cases: he was once sent for into the country by a gentleman who was dangerously ill of a quinsey.

    1847, editorial staff, “Battle With the Hasty Pudding”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74
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Chicago

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