scald crow

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scald \Scald\, a. [For scalled. See {Scall}.]
   1. Affected with the scab; scabby. --Shak.
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   2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   {Scald crow} (Zool.), the hooded crow. [Ireland]

   {Scald head} (Med.), a name popularly given to several
      diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried
      discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the
      hair.
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