n. 25B6; verb he coughed loudly : HACK, hawk, bark, clear one's throat, hem.
25B6; noun a loud cough : HACK, bark; informal frog in one's throat.
tussive.
25A0; cough something up PAY (UP), come up with, hand over, dish out, part with; informal fork out, shell out, lay out; Brit. informal stump up; N. Amer. informal ante up, pony up.