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6 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
originFrom Middle English quinesye, from Old French quinencie, from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, “canine quinsy”), from κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “throttle”). Doublet of cynanche.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0