Meaning of Croup | Babel Free
kɹuːpDefinitions
- The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
Equivalents
Examples
“So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.”
“The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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