scalding
scalding · scaldings
An instance of scalding: a burnAn instance of scalding: a burn.
US/skˈɔldɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesAn instance of scalding: a burn.
(historical)Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
Origin
From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.
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