rankle (v.) Old form(s): ranckle
cause a festering wound
R2 I.iii.302[Bolingbroke to John of Gaunt] Fell sorrow's tooth doth never rankle more / Than when he bites, but lanceth not the sore
R3 I.iii.290[Queen Margaret to Buckingham, of Richard] when he bites / His venom tooth will rankle to the death
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