SORE (4)

Sore (?), n. [[OE. sor, sar, AS. sār. See Sore, a.]] 1. 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.
The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21. 2. 2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer.
I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir W. Scott. Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n.