† 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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adj.1663- to go to the mat
- to go to the mischief
- to go to the mound
- to go to the pack
- to go to the post
- to go to the pot
- to go to the rescue
- to go to the right shop
- to go to the rut
- to go to the scaffold
- to go to the spot
- to go to the stand
- to go to the toilet
- to go to the university
- to go to the vault
- to go to the vote
- to go to the wall
- to go to the walls
- to go to the war
- to go to the wars
- to go to the waters
- to go to the winds
- to go to the woods
- to go to the world
- to go to the worse