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noun

Itch n.

1.

(Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.

2.

Any itching eruption.

3.

A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; called also scabies, psora, etc.

4.

A constant irritating desire. "An itch of being thought a divine king."

Baker's itch. See under Baker.

Barber's itch, sycosis.

Bricklayer's itch, an eczema of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among bricklayers.

Grocer's itch, an itching eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite (Tyrogluphus sacchari).

Itch insect (Zool.), a small parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabei) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus causing the disease known as the itch.

Itch mite. (Zool.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also, other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the horse and ox.

Sugar baker's itch, a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the skin.

Washerwoman's itch, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen.

verb

Itch v. i. (past & past part. itched; pres. part. itching)

1.

To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. "My mouth hath itched all this long day."

2.

To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm."

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Etymology of 'Itch'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... brought home seventy-three guineas, and let my old governess see what good luck I had at play. However, it was her advice that I should not venture again, and I took her counsel, for I never went there any more; for I knew as well as she, if the itch of play came in, I might soon lose that, and all the rest of what ...

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