Sore
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Reddish brown; sorrel.
Sore falcon . (Zoöl.)
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n.
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(Zoöl.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under
Buck .
a.
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Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts;
as, a .sore hand - Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
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Severe; afflictive; distressing;
as, a .sore disease;sore evil or calamity - Criminal; wrong; evil. Sore throat (Med.),
inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See
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n.
- 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.
- Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Gold sore . (Med.)
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adv.
- In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
- Greatly; violently; deeply.