Chafed or rough portions of the skin, especially on heels or feet; or coarse rush-like plants.
Origin uncertain, possibly dialectal English; may relate to 'chafing' or be derived from Old English terms for coarse plants or skin irritation.
This is a wonderfully obscure dialectal word that shows how regional English preserved specific words for very specific foot problems—like having a word just for your annoying heel cracks!
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