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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Itch \Itch\ ([i^]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Itched} ([i^]cht); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Itching}.] [OE. icchen, [yogh]icchen, AS.
giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.]
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1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines
the person to scratch the part affected.
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My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer.
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2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long
for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." --Shak.
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