Definition of "quinsies" []

• Plural form of quinsy. (noun)

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• "Those quinsies are most dangerous, and most quickly prove fatal, which make no appearance in the fauces, nor in the neck, but occasion very great pain and difficulty of breathing; these induce suffocation on the first day, or on the second, the third, or the fourth."
• "The leaves may be used in gargles for quinsies and sore mouths, but, "if anyone suffering from a wound in the head should partake of this fruit, it would certainly prove fatal," in accordance with a widespread superstition."
• "Sir Thomas Browne said that in his day the Elder had become a famous medicine for quinsies, sore throats, and strangulations."