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Scald \Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scalding}.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder, escauder, F.
['e]chauder, fr. L. excaldare; ex caldus, calidus, warm,
hot. See {Ex}, and {Caldron}.]
1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by
contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald
the hand.
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Mine own tears
Do scald like molten lead. --Shak.
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Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall.
--Cowley.
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2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in
hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.
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