rainscald

noun

Etymology

From rain + scald.

  1. derived from excaldo — “bathe in hot water”
  2. derived from escalder
  3. inherited from scalden
  4. compounded as rainscald — “rain + scald”

Definitions

  1. A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration…

    A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

The neighborhood

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