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2. Verb. (third-person singular of itch) ¹

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Definition of Itches

1. itch [v] - See also: itch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Itches

Literary usage of Itches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. University of California Publications in Education by University of California (1868-1952) (1920)
"If your right hand itches, you will shake hands with a friend 11 " If your right band itches, it is a sign that you are to shake hands with an old friend . ..."

2. The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical by Alexander Chalmers (1807)
"If the head itches, it is a sign of rain. If the head achs, it is a profitable ... If your right eye itches, you will cry; if your left, you will laugh. ..."

3. The British Essayists by James Ferguson (1823)
"If the head itches, it is a sign of rain. If the head aches, it is a profitable ... If your right eye itches, you will cry; if your left, you will laugh. ..."

4. The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical and Critical by Lionel Thomas Berguer (1823)
"If the head itches, it is a sign of rain. If the head aches, it is a profitable ... If your right eye itches, you will cry; if your left, you will laugh. ..."

5. Elegant Extracts, Or Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English by Vicesimus Knox, James Gates Percival (1826)
"If your right eye itches, you will cry ; if your left, you will laugh : but left or right is good ... If your elbow itches, you. will change your bedfellow. ..."

6. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman (1767)
"If your right hand itches, you will pay away money; if your left, ... itches you will eat pudding. If your back itches butter will be cheap when grafs grows ..."

7. A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine, Surgery and Their Allied Sciences by New Sydenham Society (1875)
"A few hours after inoculation the point of infection becomes red and slightly hard, and itches intensely. On the second day the redness extends to a ..."

8. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... the floor — Heavy rains — Cartography — Au revoir to MONGO — A final talk with the king — The royal toe itches — Compelled to travel in state — Godspeed ..."

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