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ear-ache

[eer-eyk] Origin

ear·ache

[eer-eyk]
noun
pain in the ear; otalgia.

Origin:
1650–60; ear1 + ache
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earache
1789, from ear (1) + ache.
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earache ear·ache (ēr'āk')
n.
Pain in the ear; otalgia.

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