churchyard cough
Examples
“He was roused from his brief rest⟳ by a violent fit of coughing, which seemed to shake⟳ the whole system. It was one which in England is so simply, yet so emphatically, denominated a churchyard cough. It was hollow, like⟳ the echo of the grave.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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