sprayed p ppl OED ~ ppl a2 (1869, 1911); EDD spray v, spreathe v, sb s w cties. Chapped; red and tender from exposure to cold and wet.
1895 J A Folklore viii, 39 ~ describing chapped hands or arms. 1924 ENGLAND 180 Presently Jonas entered, twisting his cap in both 'sprayed' [chapped] hands. 1937 DEVINE 47 ~ Chapped by exposure to cold, said of the hands, especially. P 121-67 My hands were sprayed with the salt water. M 71-86 Sprayed or chapped hands were treated by dipping one's hands in cod liver oil.
