From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Croup \Croup\ (kr[=oo]p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup,
rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin
to Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.]
The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially
of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
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So light to the croup the fair lady he swung,
So light to the saddle before her he sprung. --Sir W.
Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Croup \Croup\ (kr[=oo]p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to
croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.
kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the
anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.)
An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,
accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,
difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated
with the development of a false membrane in the air passages
(also called {membranous croup}). See {False croup}, under
{False}, and {Diphtheria}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
croup
n 1: a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and
hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: {croup},
{spasmodic laryngitis}]
2: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
[syn: {hindquarters}, {croup}, {croupe}, {rump}]
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