throatiness
(ˈθrəʊtɪnɪs)
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The condition of being throaty (in either sense).
| 1871 G. Lawrence Anteros xix, You might pick out..one or two clear cases of throatiness. 1883 G. Stables Our Friend the Dog vii. 61 Throatiness, a term applied to loose skin about the throat, where none should exist, as in the Pointer. 1884 G. Moore Mummer's Wife (1887) 163 In a few lessons I could get rid of that throatiness, and show her how to get a note or two from the chest. 1890 Pall Mall G. 25 Aug. 2/3 Influenza... The symptoms are always the same—rheumatism, throatiness, headache, and slight fever. |