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Definition of quinsy:

(n) : a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever
"1891: He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weak throat, and a hesitating, whispering fashion of speech. -- Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Case Of Identity' (Norton 2005 p.85)"
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Definition of quinsy:

(n) : a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever
"1891: He'd had the quinsy and swollen glands when he was young, he told me, and it had left him with a weak throat, and a hesitating, whispering fashion of speech. -- Arthur Conan Doyle, 'A Case Of Identity' (Norton 2005 p.85)"
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