See Also: Scald(medicine)
scald(1)(dictionary)
scald(2)(dictionary)
scald(3)(dictionary)
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scald(dictionary)
scald-hot(dictionary)
scald 1, verb(dictionary)
scald-head(dictionary)
scald-fish(dictionary)

Forth Bridge (oh) and scald(2) (iou)


Forth Bridge (oh)



the Forth Bridge
a famous metal railway bridge built in 1889 over the Firth of Forth. People sometimes say that a job is "like painting the Forth Bridge" when they mean that it seems to never end, because the metal bridge takes a long time to paint, and when the job is finished it has to start again.
a road bridge built in 1964 over the Firth of Forth. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

scald(2) (iou)



scald adjective1 & noun3. Now arch. & dial. LME.
[Later spelling of SCALLED.]
A. adjective.
Affected with scall; scabby. Cf. SCALD-HEAD. LME.
Mean, paltry, contemptible. Cf. SCABBED 2. derog. LME.
b. noun. A contemptible person. derog. L16.
G. B. Shaw You young scald: if I had you here I'd teach you manners.