Associations to the word «Strangles»

Wiktionary

STRANGLES, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strangle
STRANGLES, noun. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi

Dictionary definition

STRANGLES, noun. An acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats