What is a loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough called?
whoop — A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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