proud flesh

Example Sentences

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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

They are employed either in the form of a fine powder, or mixed with an equal quantity of the acetate of lead in order to destroy proud flesh or stimulate old ulcers.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

Rub the injured part with turpentine and keep warm, and you will find this remedy to be one of the best to keep proud flesh out and gangrene that has ever been used.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

"If it isn't," they said, "proud flesh will get into it, and that boy will be lame all winter."

From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William

This is termed excessive granulation or "proud flesh."

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.