"coughing illness," 1765, from obsolete verb croup "to cry hoarsely, croak" (1510s), probably echoic. This was the local name of the disease in southeastern Scotland, given wide currency by Dr. Francis Home (1719-1813) of Edinburgh in his 1765 article on it. Related: Croupy.
实用例句
1. There is no slope or angle to the croup.
在臀部没有斜面和角度.
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2. It is set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high.
尾巴平滑的与臀部结合,位置低,不能太高.
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3. Croup -- Long, rounded and full, sinking slightly toward the tail.
长 、 圆而丰满, 略微没入明显的尾巴中.
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4. Croup well formed and only slightly inclined with hip bones hardly apparent.
臀部稳固而略倾斜,臀骨几乎不可见.
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5. Croup: Long, hardly sloping, merging gently with the root of the tail.
