Meaning of rainburn | Babel Free

Definitions

A notional burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to heavy rain.

humorous, uncountable

Examples

“It started with neck and upper body sores that looked a bit like rainburn - but usually they had only two or three of them.”

“I have seen sunburn/windburn and 'rainburn' affect horses over the years but this did not fit any of those causes […]”

“He peered out, glancing at the sky. 'We'd better get under cover before it starts raining,' he said, breathing heavily. 'We don't want to get rainburn.'”

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