phthisic

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

From Washington Post

Come, now, wasn't my picture of the phthisic wife and moaning child worth a place on the line—I mean, wasn't it good, eh?

From Project Gutenberg

Our boys seeing any members of the defeated school would use their two palms for a trumpet and shout the pivotal word, on which our victory turned, "Phthisic."

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

"How far is it to the Smith farm?" and "How do you spell phthisic?"

From Time Magazine Archive