phthisic

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Volutes, asportation, imbricated, Mnemosyne and phthisic are a few of the others.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2015

She put it on her knee, and played a tune that would have made gout, cholic and phthisic dance upon their last legs.

From Peg Woffington by Reade, Charles

Them was our brag-words, phthisic and asthma was.

From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Stuart, Ruth McEnery

All sorts of diseases, Whatever you pleases, The phthisic, the palsy, and the gout; If the devil's in, I'll blow him out.

From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest

Yes, there's considerable of ager and phthisic and bilious fever.

From Hoosier Mosaics by Thompson, Maurice