Crossword clues for strangles
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Strangles \Stran"gles\, n. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.
Wiktionary
n. A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium (taxlink Streptococcus equi species noshow=1) vb. (en-third-person singular of: strangle)
WordNet
n. an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes [syn: equine distemper]
Wikipedia
Strangles (also equine distemper) is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses and other equines caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus equi var. equi (not to be confused with Streptococcus equinus). Strangles is enzootic in domesticated horses worldwide. The contagious nature of the infection has at times led to limitations on sporting events.
Usage examples of "strangles".
My men must be watchful around her because when she strangles badly, she ceases to breathe and would destroy herself if not brought quickly into the pink.
One named Velis spends in my mouth and strangles me so bad I pass out and come to in the pink.
He strangles her in the back of the van, then has to get rid of the body.
Roberto was showing Piers how to apply strangles and armlocks, and also what they felt like.
He slips away for a minute or two, strangles her, comes back, and disposes of the body later in the early hours of the morning.
He gets on the bed, straddles her, looks into her eyes when he strangles her, listens to her fight to breathe, feels her body convulsing under his in that sick parody of sex.