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goose fleshes

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goose flesh

–noun
a rough condition of the skin, resembling that of a plucked goose, induced by cold or fear; horripilation.
Also, gooseflesh.
Also called goose pimples, goose bumps, goose skin.


Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
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