'Strangles' definitions:

Definition of 'strangles'

From: WordNet
noun
An acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes [syn: equine distemper, strangles]

Definition of 'Strangles'

From: GCIDE
  • Strangles \Stran"gles\, n. A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells. [1913 Webster]