squinzy

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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

nounsquinzy (plural squinzies)

plural squinzies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quinsy.

    Without revelation we cannot tell whether we shal eat to morrow, or whether a Squinzy shall choak us:

    1930, Jeremy Taylor, ed. Logan Pearsall Smith, The Golden Grove: Selected Passages From The Sermons And Writings Of Jeremy Taylor, page 246

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quinsy
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APA

squinzy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinzy

MLA

“squinzy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinzy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squinzy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squinzy.

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