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Pronunciation : Sore
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.]
Definition : Defn: Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] Sore falcon. (Zo?l.) See Sore, n., 1.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sore
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A young hawk or falcon in the first year.

2. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sore
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s, G. sehr very, Icel. sarr, Sw. s?r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]
Definition : 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. Tillotson.

3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. Shak.

4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] Shak. Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche. -- Malignant, Ulcerated or Putrid, sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.

[Compar. Sorer (; superl. Sorest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sore
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar. See Sore, a.]
Definition : 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21.

2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir W. Scott. Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sore
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [AS. sare. See Sore, a.]
Definition : 1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.

2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. 1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913