Definition of canker

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Canker (v. t.) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.

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Dropworm :: Dropworm (n.) The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm..
Canker Blossom :: Canker blossom () That which blasts a blossom as a canker does.
Canker :: Canker (v. t.) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
Cankerworm :: Cankerworm (n.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms..
Cankerous :: Cankerous (a.) Affecting like a canker.
Phalaenid :: Phalaenid (n.) Any moth of the family Phalaenidae, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid..
Canker :: Canker (v. i.) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous..
Cankeredly :: Cankeredly (adv.) Fretfully; spitefully.
Canker :: Canker (v. t.) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth..
Encanker :: Encanker (v. t.) To canker.
Canker :: Canker (n.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush..
Canker :: Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy..
Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured..
Noma :: Noma (n.) See Canker, n., 1..
Cankering :: Cankering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canke.
Canker Rash :: Canker rash () A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.
Water Canker :: Water canker () See Canker, n., 1..
Canker :: Canker (v. i.) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral..
Erode :: Erode (v. t.) To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh..
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