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scurvy n. [
scorbutus] a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
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scurvy s. [
abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy] of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
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