Associations to the word «Scalding»

Wiktionary

SCALDING, adjective. (of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
SCALDING, verb. Present participle of scald
SCALDING, noun. An instance of scalding: a burn.
SCALDING, noun. (currency) (historical) Alternative term for escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

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