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red-gum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
red-gum
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rash in infants marked by red or sometimes whitish papules surrounded by reddish halos and popularly associated with teething distress; strophulus.

noun

rust on grain

noun

Alternative form of redgum.

noun

Alternative form of red gum.

Etymology

Alteration (due to gum) of earlier red gown, reed gounde, from Middle English redgownd, redgound, radegound, radegund, equivalent to red + gound (“pus, matter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

red gum (alternative) red gown (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

tooth rash

Questions

What does red-gum mean?
A rash in infants marked by red or sometimes whitish papules surrounded by reddish halos and popularly associated with teething distress; strophulus.
Where does red-gum come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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