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(1) A deficiency disease which often afflicted sailors; it was caused by lack of vitamin C. (2) A derogatory adjective used to describe someone.
출처: www.youthonline.ca/pirates/glossary.shtml
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| scurvy |
A disease often caught by sailors that is marked by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeing into the skin and mucous membraines, caused by a lack of asorbic acid which is found in citrus fruits. It is also a term used to insult other sailors. In this context it means one who is disgustingly mean or contemptible. Many sailors will use this word in a more playful bantering context though, calling one another scurvy dogs but without the full intention of slandering.
출처: aether.mux.net/Odyssey/news/terms.html
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