All 3 Uses of
scurvy
in
The Merry Wives of Windsor
- You jack'nape; give-a dis letter to Sir Hugh; by gar, it is a shallenge: I will cut his troat in de Park; and I will teach a scurvy jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.†
Scene 1.4 *
- —Scurvy jack-dog priest!†
Scene 2.3
- I desire you that we may be friends; and let us knog our prains together to be revenge on this same scall, scurvy, cogging companion, the host of the Garter.†
Scene 3.1
Definition:
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(scurvy) a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency; symptoms include spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from all mucous membranes