scald
1[skawld]
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to be or become scalded.
noun
Origin of scald
1scald
2[skawld, skahld]
noun
scald
3[skawld]
adjective Archaic.
noun
Origin of scald
3skald
or scald
[skawld, skahld]
noun
Origin of skald
First recorded in 1755–65, skald is from the Old Norse word skāld poet
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Another method is to scald them, and then to rub off the outer skin.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Boil a small lump of alum, and scald them in the alum-water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Scald and peel them; throwing them, as they are peeled, into cold water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Scald your china or silver pot, and pour the coffee into it.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
You should mix your brandy and sugar before you scald the peaches.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;Charlotte Campbell Bury
scald
1verb
noun
Word Origin for scald
C13: via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warm
scald
2noun
scald
3adjective Also: scalled
noun
Word Origin for scald
C16: from scall
skald
scald
noun
Word Origin for skald
from Old Norse, of unknown origin
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scald
[skôld]
v.
n.
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