scorch (v.) Old form(s): scorch'd
slash with a knife, gash
CE V.i.183[Messenger to Adriana, of Antipholus of Ephesus] [He] vows ... / To scorch your face and to disfigure you
Mac III.ii.13[Macbeth to Lady Macbeth] We have scorched the snake, not killed it
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