scurvy
/ˈskɜɹvi/ noun C2- A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease.
- A contemptible or despicable person.
Plural scurvies
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