itch

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But his itch was as deep as the middle of the earth.

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  1. noun An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
  2. noun Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.
  3. noun A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.

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ache ·  tingle ·  headache ·  torment ·  urge ·  nuisance ·  ailment ·  throb ·  thirst ·  uneasiness ·  affliction ·  blister

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itch:   itching ·  itches
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.

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  1. from Middle English icchen, iken, ykyn, earlier ʒiken, ʒeken (cf. English dial. yuck, yuik), from Anglo-Saxon giccan = Dutch jeuken = Middle Low German joken, jucken, Low German jocken = Old High German jucchan, juchan, juchen, jucken, Middle High German G. jucken, itch.
  2. from itch, v.
 

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