cankerfret
/ˈkaŋkəfrɛt/In later use chiefly English regional (East Anglian ). Now rare
noun
A corroded surface on metal; especially verdigris on copper. Compare canker.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Edmund Bolton (?1575/5–?1634), antiquary and historian. From canker + fret.
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