The difference between Crockard and Scalding

When used as nouns, crockard means a 13th-century coin minted in europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of king edward i, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed, whereas scalding means an instance of scalding: a burn.


Scalding is also adjective with the meaning: hot enough to burn.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crockard and Scalding

  1. Crockard as a noun (historical, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

  1. Scalding as an adjective (of a liquid):

    Hot enough to burn.

  1. Scalding as a verb:

  1. Scalding as a noun:

    An instance of scalding: a burn.

  1. Scalding as a noun (numismatics, historical):

    , the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.