north. dial. Also 7–9 kincough, 9 king-cough. [f. KINK v.1 + COUGH sb.; cf. CHINCOUGH, and the earlier KINKHOST.
(By Turner and others erroneously referred to Ger. kind child, and misspelt accordingly; cf. Kilian’s kind-hoest.)]
The hooping-cough.
1568. Turner, Herbal, III. 54. The cough that yonge childer have, called in right English The kindt cough: for kindt is a chyld in Duche.
1674–91. Ray, N. C. Words, s.v. Kink, The Kink-cough, called in other places the Chin-cough, by adding an Aspirate.
1741. A. Monro, Anat. Nerves (ed. 3), 54. The Tussis convulsiva, Kinkcough.
1773. W. Butter (title), Treatise on the Kinkcough. With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Hemlock.
1825. Brockett, Kin-cough, Kink-cough, Ching-cough or King-cough, the hooping-cough.
1886. S. W. Linc. Gloss., Kincough, or kink-cough, the whooping-cough.
