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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAUCITY

n.[L. raucus, hoarse. Raucus is the Eng. rough, which see. ] 1. Hoarseness; a loud rough sound; as the raucity of a trumpet.
2. Among physicians, hoarseness of the human voice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAUCITY

Rau "ci *ty, n. Etym: [L. rausitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F.raucité.]

 

Defn: Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.