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lockjaw

(n): an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
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9 months ago yarb said:

Mild lockjaw is no great hardship.

9 months ago sionnach said:

One of the few words in English containing the letter sequence 'kj'.

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