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scabby

[skab-ee] / ˈskæb i /




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"My daughter has a rash across her leg, which is scabby and itchy, and my eldest has anxiety and worries constantly about the mould."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

Their life together is tinged with the absence of Lily’s mother, who only occasionally appears, thin-armed and scabby.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

Scratching your bow and scratching your scabby elbows!

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

I was the kid who whose body was covered with eczema - raw, red, oozing and scabby.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016

They have snotty noses and sore eyes and scabby knees.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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