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scathe

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) scathe (noun)
  2. 2) scathe (verb)

1scathe

noun \ˈskāth, ˈskāth\

Definition of SCATHE

: harm, injury
— scathe·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Origin of SCATHE

Middle English skathe, from Old Norse skathi; akin to Old English sceatha injury, Greek askēthēs unharmed
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SCATHE

eighth, faith, saithe, wraith

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