Swimmer's

Swimmer's ear is an itchy, painful, outer-ear infection that can occur when bacteria in swimming water get through breaks in the skin.

Swimmer's ear medical costs total $500 million a year 2011

Swimmer's ear is an itchy, painful, outer-ear infection that can occur when bacteria in swimming water get through breaks in the skin.

Swimmer's ear medical costs total $500 million a year 2011

Raccoon: Amoung women, Swimmer's shoulders is the broad strong shoulders that are considered more 'mannish'.

Cat 'Aww!', woman as construct, crossdressing and Intersex/DSD issues Elizabeth McClung 2010

I thought "Swimmer's Shoulder" was like tennis elbow: tendinitis due to a specific sport.

Cat 'Aww!', woman as construct, crossdressing and Intersex/DSD issues Elizabeth McClung 2010

As Inman sat brooding and pining for his lost self, one of Swimmer's creekside stories rushed into his memory with a great urgency and attractiveness.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

Inman sat through the tales and spells, watching the rill in the water where current fell against his dipped line, Swimmer's voice a rush of sound, soothing as creek noise.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

And then after awhile the sentiments of Swimmer's words brought to mind a sermon of Monroe's, one dense to the point of clotting with quotations from various sages as was Monroe's habit.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

And, too, Inman guessed Swimmer's spells were right in saying a man's spirit could be torn apart and cease and yet his body keep on living.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

It had taken for text not some Bible verse but a baffling passage from Emerson, and Inman found in it some similarity to the spell, though all in all he preferred Swimmer's wording.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

Remembering his friend Swimmer, Inman reflects that Swimmer's spells portrayed the spirit as a frail thing, constantly under attack and in need of strength, always threatening to die inside you.

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier: Questions 1997