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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: scurvy 'affected with dandruff', from scurf 'dandruff', from Old English

scurvy

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
scur‧vy [uncountable]
MI a disease caused by not eating foods such as fruit and vegetables that contain vitamin C
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