raucid

English

Etymology

Latin raucus hoarse; compare Latin raucidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːsɪd/

Adjective

raucid (comparative more raucid, superlative most raucid)

1. (obsolete) Hoarse, raucous.
   • 1833, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “To the Shade of Elliston”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 31:

     Methinks I hear the old boatman, paddling by the weedy wharf, with raucid voice, bawling "Sculls, Sculls:" [...]

   • 1896, The Fat Knight: His Complete Career with Conquests:

     Rank odors exhaling , war bird raucid screams

References

• “raucid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.