Complete Definition of "tetter"

English

Etymology
Old English tetr.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'t�t�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. any of various skin diseases

#:*1973: She works at St. Veronica�s hospital, lives nearby at the home of a Mrs. Quoad, a lady widowed long ago and since suffering a series of antiquated diseases�greensickness, tetter, kibes, purples, imposthumes and almonds in the ears, most recently a touch of scurvy. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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