'Gold sore' definitions:

Definition of 'Gold sore'

From: GCIDE
  • Sore \Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See Sore, a.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The dogs came and licked his sores. --Luke xvi. 21. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • I see plainly where his sore lies. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n. [1913 Webster]