sorehead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
  2. A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
  3. Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
  4. Fowlpox.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sorehead.wav

Word forms

sorehead soreheads

Etymology

From sore + head, perhaps specifically from the simile like (or mad as) a bear with a sore head.

Synonyms

elaeophorosis filarial dermatitis

Related words

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