rainburn
nounEtymology From rain + burn, by analogy with sunburn.
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Humorous A notional burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to heavy rain.
- It started with neck and upper body sores that looked a bit like rainburn - but usually they had only two or three of them.1991 June 13, Mark Grundy, “Plot Seeds/Story: Undead of Purditory”, in rec.games.frp (Usenet):
- I have seen sunburn/windburn and 'rainburn' affect horses over the years but this did not fit any of those causes […]2002 May 31, old dobbin, “wild garlic overdose? (long)”, in uk.rec.equestrian (Usenet):
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- He peered out, glancing at the sky. 'We'd better get under cover before it starts raining,' he said, breathing heavily. 'We don't want to get rainburn.'2005, Martin Sketchley, Affinity Trap:
- Related terms
- moonburn