dhobi itch

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   fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body

   Broadertinea

Questions about dhobi itch

What does dhobi itch mean?

dhobi itch means "fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body".

Is dhobi itch a common word?

dhobi itch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.