Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "scurvy" cuta ce da ta haifar da ƙarancin bitamin C, wanda ke da rauni, anemia, ciwon gumi, da zubar jini na fata. Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi don bayyana mutum ko halin raini ko abin raini.
He had before served me a scurvy trick, which set the queen a-laughing, although at the same time she were heartily vexed, and would have immediately cashiered him, if I had not been so generous as to intercede.
my dear friend, there is bravery in facing scurvy, dysentery, locusts, poisoned arrows, as my ancestor St.
They would shave off her hair, feed her on a scanty allowance of rice, treat her with contempt she would be looked upon as an unclean creature, and would die in some corner, like a scurvy dog.
