† scurveticaladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Good against the scurvy, scorbutic.
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scurvetical1663
scorbutic1696
antiscorbutic1725
antiscorbutical1731
1663 in Myddelton Chirk Castle Accts. (1908) 165 Paid for a pint of scurveticall water, 2s. 6d.
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