barber's itch

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. ringworm of the bearded areas of the face and neck, characterized by reddish patches; tinea barbae.

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barber's itch British  

noun

1. Technical name: tinea barbae.  any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face

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Etymology

Origin of barber's itch

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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barber's itch

The street was delighted when he contracted the barber's itch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then there is a man going blind with what The Suicide calls "the barber's itch."

From Time Magazine Archive

A pill the doctor gives you if you are suffering with corns or barber's itch or any disease at all.

From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy

The above is a standard remedy and will be found very effective in all cases of barber's itch.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Thus, one may catch venereal diseases, smallpox, measles, scarlet fever, chicken pox, mumps, bolls, body lice, ringworm, barber's itch, dhopie itch, and some other diseases.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training by United States War Department