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Traditional English :: scrotum
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scrotum.html - n. (pl. scrota or scrotums) a pouch of skin containing the testicles. scrotal adj. scrotitis n. [L] |
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Traditional English :: scrotum
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scrotum.html - n. (pl. scrota or scrotums) a pouch of skin containing the testicles. scrotal adj. scrotitis n. [L] |
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English Idioms :: scrounge around
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scrotum.html - {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. * /I don't know what's the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long./ 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. * /Sue and her husband are so broke they never eat properly; they just scrounge around from one place to the next until someone offers them something./ |
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Traditional English :: scrobiculate
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scrotum.html - adj.
Bot. & Zool. pitted, furrowed. [L scrobiculus f. scrobis trench] |
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Traditional English :: scrod
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scrotum.html - n.
US a young cod or haddock, esp. as food. [19th c.: perh. rel. to SHRED] |
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Traditional English :: scrofula
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scrotum.html - n. archaic a disease with glandular swellings, prob. a form of tuberculosis. Also called king's evil. scrofulous adj. [ME f. med.L (sing.) f. LL scrofulae (pl.) scrofulous swelling, dimin. of L scrofa a sow] |
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