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quinsyOne entry found for quinsy. Main Entry: quin·syPronunciation: 'kwin-zE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural quinsies Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchE, from kyn-, kyOn dog + anchein to strangle -- more at HOUND, ANGER : an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever
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