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cankered

Meaning of “cankered”

Corroded, rusted, tarnished, or consumed as metal by canker.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: James 5:3

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The KJV occurrence

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James 5:3
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 5:3 · retained source text

Your gold and siluer is cankered, and the rust of them shall bee a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh as it were fire: ye haue heaped treasure together for the last dayes.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Eaten away or corroded with rust.

printed p. 261; PDF p. 281; Internet Archive leaf n280