measled

measled

(ˈmiːzəld)
adj
(Veterinary Science) (of cattle, sheep, or pigs) infested with tapeworm larvae; measly
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Sausage and mash: Let's compare it to a French rustic stew, though they probably woudn't serve that with a wonderfully gloopy buttery mash measled with black pepper.
The libel beginning "Tire measled Boare is frankt" similarly combines a density of meanings into its opening line.
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As if by Neptune's whim, one stretch will be rich in urchins, measled cowries, sunrise tellins, conches, and an occasional bleeding tooth; the next, empty except for a branch of sea fan.
Both cottontails and black-tailed jacks were so plentiful the highways were measled with dark spots and white tufts.