churchyard cough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A severe cough. (condition that causes one to cough, tendency to cough)

Word forms

churchyard cough churchyard coughs

Etymology

Suggesting that the afflicted person will soon pass away and be buried.

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