red-gum

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red-gum

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Alteration (due to gum) of earlier red gown, reed gounde, from Middle English redgownd, redgound, radegound, radegund, equivalent to red + gound (“pus, matter”).

noun red gum · red gown

A rash in infants marked by red or sometimes whitish papules surrounded by reddish halos and popularly associated with teething distress; strophulus.
Similar: tooth rash
rust on grain
alternative Alternative form of redgum
alternative Alternative form of red gum

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@misc{red_gum_2026,
  title = {red-gum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red-gum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}