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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes..
"It will cure him if he be not dead. Swift, now! Swift! The man dies!" I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
There was a death-struggle, during which White Fang walked around, stiff-legged and observant.
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Death-struggle means The final throes of bodily effort before dying; agony; death throes..
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"It will cure him if he be not dead. Swift, now! Swift! The man dies!" I glanced towards him; it was true enough, Leo was in his death-struggle.
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