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graveyard cough noun

A cough of such severity that its possessor might not have long to live.

Can also be used hyperbolically to mean simply a bad cough

Origin

Unclear, but the phrase “churchyard skin” occurs in a similar sense in the memoirs of British courtesan Harriette Wilson (1786-1845)

Collector

Evelyn – 1960s
Evelyn King (Joyce Collard) – mother of Naomi, Francis, Clare & Jeremy

Submitted: 19/12/2024 by Mark ● Last updated: 19/12/2024 13:15 by Mark

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