| 单词 | scotch fiddle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScotch fiddle Scotch fiddle n. slang (now historical) (probably) (a case of) scabies; cf. Welsh fiddle n. at Welsh adj. and n. Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > itching diseases > scabies or mange itcha800 riff1579 psora1585 scrubbado1651 Scotch fiddle1675 scrub1709 scabies1813 acariasis1815 scratch1828 seven-year itch1835 scrub-itch1909 swimmer's itch1928 1675 Earl of Rochester Tunbridge Wells 120 And then more smartly to expound the Riddle Of all this Prattle, gives her a Scotch Fiddle. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Welch fiddle, the itch. See Scotch fiddle. 1826 J. Randolph Let. 20 Feb. in Life J. Quincy 421 I have not catched the literary ‘Scotch fiddle’. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Scotch-Fiddle,..The itch, more commonly called the Welshman's hug. 1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 30 Jan. 13 There was a story in the 18th century that it [sc. porridge] caused a rash called Scotch Fiddle, so named because victims would be fiddling with it all the time. < as lemmas |
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