Scall

//skɔl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. countable, uncountable

    "It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head."

  2. 2
    Loose ground. countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Mean; wretched.

Example

More examples

"It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head."

Etymology

Compare Icelandic skalli (“a bald head”), English scald.

Related phrases

honeycomb scallmilk scall

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