Strangles
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A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of thethroat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
Strangles meaning & definition 1 of Strangles.
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A bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract of horses, causing enlargement of the lymph nodes in the throat, which may impair breathing.
Strangles meaning & definition 2 of Strangles.
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to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe:
Strangles meaning & definition 3 of Strangles.