croup
noun
1 croup
A disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing.
synonym: spasmodic laryngitis.
Polish: błonica krtani, krup, dławiec
2 croup
The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
synonyms: croupe, hindquarters, rump.
Roget 235:
rear,
back,
posteriority;
rear rank,
rear guard;
background,
hinterland.
occiput [Anat.],
nape,
chine;
heels;
tail,
rump,
croup,
buttock,
posteriors,
backside scut†,
breech,
dorsum,
loin;
dorsal region,
lumbar region;
hind quarters;
aitchbone†;
natch,
natch bone.
stern,
poop,
afterpart†,
heelpiece†,
crupper.
wake;
train
etc.
(sequence)
281.
reverse;
other side of the shield.
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Dutch: achterwerk, achterdeel, achtereind, achterlijf, achterstel
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