gold sore

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sore \Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See Sore, a.]

1.A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. [1913 Webster]

The dogs came and licked his sores.— Luke xvi. 21.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

I see plainly where his sore lies.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n. [1913 Webster]

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