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noun

Scath n. (Written also scathe) Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune. "But she was somedeal deaf, and that was skathe." "Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall, Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath." "Wherein Rome hath done you any scath, Let him make treble satisfaction."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Scath" Quotes from Famous Books

... pasture round. Oft has the aged tenant of the vale Lean'd on his staff to lengthen out the tale; Oft have his lips the grateful tribute breath'd, From sire to son with pious zeal bequeath'd. When o'er the blasted heath the day declin'd, And on the scath'd oak warr'd the winter-wind; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleam'd o'er the furze to light him on his way; When not a sheep-bell sooth'd his listening ear, And the big rain-drops told the tempest near; Then did his horse the homeward track descry, [s] The ...

— Poems • Samuel Rogers

... little care for the Nation. It was of those she had served and whose future she regarded with such engrossing interest that she thought. She did not dream of remedying the evil. That was beyond her power. She only thought she might save some from its scath. To ...

— Bricks Without Straw • Albion W. Tourgee