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scald
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scald
Verb
  • ∙ To burn with hot liquid.
  • ∙ To heat almost to boiling. cooking
Noun
  • ∙ A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
Noun
  • ∙ Scaliness; a scabby skin disease. obsolete
Adjective
  • ∙ Affected with the scab; scabby. obsolete
  • ∙ Paltry; worthless. obsolete
Noun
  • ∙ Alternative form of skald