English Explanatory Dictionary

clergyman's sore throat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. chronic pharyngitis

Word forms

clergyman's sore throat

Etymology

So called because a clergyman might be expected to overstrain his voice by frequent preaching.

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