phthisic

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2015

She went before the commissary, but was obliged to return with that 'becco ettico,' as she called the poor man, who had a phthisic.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

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

From Hoosier Mosaics by Thompson, Maurice

I do wish these reformers had come around sooner, when I was learning to spell phthisic, syzygy, daguerreotype, and caoutchouc.

From Reveries of a Schoolmaster by Pearson, Francis B.

After going down the line several times and a number of scholars had fallen on some simple word the school-master pronounced the word "phthisic."

From Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul by Moore, Frank