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earsore

noun

Etymology

From ear + sore. Compare eyesore.

  1. inherited from *seh₂iro-✻
  2. inherited from *sairaz✻
  3. inherited from *sair✻
  4. inherited from sār
  5. inherited from sor
  6. compounded as earsore — “ear + sore”

Definitions

  1. Something which is displeasing to the ear- for instance, loud noises or bad music.

    • a. 1704, Thomas Brown, letter to Monsieur des A------- The perpetual jangling of the chimes […] is no small earsore.

  2. Dermatitis of the ear in water buffalo

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA