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ground itch

noun

  1. a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ground itch1

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

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Example Sentences

When this happens the parasite, in passing through the skin, produces the disease known as “ground-itch.”

In foul foot, or ground itch, of cattle, the inflammation of the skin and toes usually affects but one foot.

It is their entrance through the skin that causes ground itch or dew itch.

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