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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The dogs came and licked his sores. --Luke xvi.
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2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer.
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I see plainly where his sore lies. --Sir W.
Scott.
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{Gold sore}. (Med.) See under {Gold}, n.
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