earachen.

Brit.

/ˈɪəreɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɪrˌeɪk/

Forms: see ear n.¹ and ache n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, ache n.¹

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + ache n.¹ Compare the following earlier instance of eares ache , perhaps showing the genitive of ear n.¹ + ache n.¹, although the construction is syntactically opaque, and may rather show ache v.:1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 70 Eares ache, put in the iuice with oyle of Roses.

1. Pain in the ear; an instance of this; = otalgia n.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > pain in specific parts > [noun] > in ear

otalgia1657

earache1678

otalgy1773

1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. xv. 87/2 Galen commends it [sc. the fat of the squirrel] highly against ear-ache [L. in aurium dolore].

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 430 The ear-ach may proceed from..worms, or other insects or..any hard body sticking in the ear.

1829 R. W. H. Hardy Trav. Interior Mexico vi. 111 But as I had never before been consulted by a female patient, I knew scarcely any thing of their complaints beyond a headache, an earache, a toothache, and a catalogue of imaginary infirmities to which it is sometimes the fashion to be subject.

1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 63 A poor woman suffering dreadfully from the earache.

1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 17/1 (advt.) An unbroken ‘Bayer package’..contains proper directions to relieve Headache, Toothache, Earache, [etc.].

1989 D. Radcliffe Simply Barbara Bush vii. 127 This was a period..of diapers, runny noses, earaches, more Little League games than you could believe possible, tonsils, and those unscheduled races to the hospital emergency room.

2008 D. Lodge Deaf Sentence (2009) ii. 18 I did suffer from earache when I was a toddler, Mum told me later.

2. English regional (east midlands). A poppy, esp. the field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Cf. headache n. 2. rare.

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1878 Notes & Queries 22 June 488/1 The popular name for field poppies, as well as cultivated ones, in this district [sc. Worksop] is ‘ear-aches’... It is said that if they are gathered and put to the ear a violent attack of ear-ache will be the result... In some parts of Derbyshire poppies are called ‘ear-aches’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earache
释义	earachen. Brit. /ˈɪəreɪk/, U.S. /ˈɪrˌeɪk/ Forms: see ear n.¹ and ache n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, ache n.¹ Etymology: < ear n.¹ + ache n.¹ Compare the following earlier instance of eares ache , perhaps showing the genitive of ear n.¹ + ache n.¹, although the construction is syntactically opaque, and may rather show ache v.:1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 70 Eares ache, put in the iuice with oyle of Roses. 1. Pain in the ear; an instance of this; = otalgia n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > pain in specific parts > [noun] > in ear otalgia1657 earache1678 otalgy1773 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. xv. 87/2 Galen commends it [sc. the fat of the squirrel] highly against ear-ache [L. in aurium dolore]. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 430 The ear-ach may proceed from..worms, or other insects or..any hard body sticking in the ear. 1829 R. W. H. Hardy Trav. Interior Mexico vi. 111 But as I had never before been consulted by a female patient, I knew scarcely any thing of their complaints beyond a headache, an earache, a toothache, and a catalogue of imaginary infirmities to which it is sometimes the fashion to be subject. 1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 63 A poor woman suffering dreadfully from the earache. 1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 17/1 (advt.) An unbroken ‘Bayer package’..contains proper directions to relieve Headache, Toothache, Earache, [etc.]. 1989 D. Radcliffe Simply Barbara Bush vii. 127 This was a period..of diapers, runny noses, earaches, more Little League games than you could believe possible, tonsils, and those unscheduled races to the hospital emergency room. 2008 D. Lodge Deaf Sentence (2009) ii. 18 I did suffer from earache when I was a toddler, Mum told me later. 2. English regional (east midlands). A poppy, esp. the field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Cf. headache n. 2. rare. ΚΠ 1878 Notes & Queries 22 June 488/1 The popular name for field poppies, as well as cultivated ones, in this district [sc. Worksop] is ‘ear-aches’... It is said that if they are gathered and put to the ear a violent attack of ear-ache will be the result... In some parts of Derbyshire poppies are called ‘ear-aches’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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