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DHOBI ITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dhobi itch mean?
• DHOBI ITCH (noun)
The noun DHOBI ITCH has 1 sense:
1. fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body
Familiarity information: DHOBI ITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dhobi itch" is a kind of...):
ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)
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