Earsore

Ear´sore`

An annoyance to the ear.

The perpetual jangling of the chimes . . . is no small earsore s.

- Sir T. Browne.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Treatment of stephanofilariosis ("earsore") with ivermectin.

Stephanofilariasis in dairy cattle: the need for early diagnosis and treatment/Estephanofilariose em vacas leiteiras: a necessidade de um diagnostico e tratamento precoce/Estephanofilariosis en vacas lecheras: la necesidad de un diagnostico y tratamiento precoz

Maria Bertram, likewise, expresses views about improvements that reveal a shift over time in aural taste--preferences that designated not only eyesores but also "earsores." As a group from Mansfield approaches the ancient manorial residence of her future husband she comments, "'I am glad the church is not so close to the Great House as often happens in old places.