scalded

Meaning

of Scald

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heated burnt baked scorched seared parched cooked septic burned charred incinerated parboiled blistered

Phrases with the word

like a scalded cat like a scalded dog

Anagrams

scaddle

Examples

The scalded head feares cold water. George Herbert

Scalded cats fear even cold water. Thomas Fuller

The scalded dog fears cold water. Italian Proverb

The scalded dog fears hot water, and afterwards, cold. Italian Proverb

A scalded cat dreads cold water. French Proverb

Cocalus managed to convince him to take a bath first; then Cocalus' daughters and Daedalus, with Minos trapped in the bath, scalded him to death with boiling water. Source: Internet