sorehead

== English == === Etymology === From sore +‎ head, perhaps specifically from the simile like (or mad as) a bear with a sore head. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sorehead (countable and uncountable, plural soreheads) A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended. 2000, Nancy Capace, McGill, Ralph Emerson, entry in Encyclopedia of Tennessee, page 63, He[McGill] antagonized them by printing that they were a bunch of "failures . . . chronic soreheads . . . hoodlums, and toughs who have no faith in themselves." (derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc. [from 19th c] 2007, Bessie Louise Pierce, A History of Chicago, Volume III: The Rise of a Modern City, 1871-1893, page 341, Despite the opposition of professional politicians of unsavory reputation and men the Tribune described as “irresponsible soreheads,” the Medill ticket swept into office with a flatteringly large vote. (uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis. 2012, D. G. Pugh, N. (Nickie) Baird, Sheep and Goat Medicine, unnumbered page, Elaeophora schneideri is a filarial nematode that has been reported primarily in wildlife species in the western United States, including mule deer and bighorn sheep.36,37 Elaeophorosis (sorehead) is uncommon in sheep and goats. (uncountable) Fowlpox. 1922, University of Hawaii (Honolulu), Agricultural Dept, Annual Report of the Agricultural Department, Volume 4, page 103, The two principal causes of death among chicks has[sic] been sorehead and coccidiosis. ==== Synonyms ==== (Elaeophora schneideri infection in sheep): elaeophorosis, filarial dermatitis ==== Related terms ==== dickhead blockhead ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === rosehead