scalding vs steeping

scalding

noun
  • Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England. 

  • An instance of scalding: a burn. 

adj
  • Hot enough to burn. 

steeping

noun
  • A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I. 

  • An instance of something being steeped; a wetting. 

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