pilgarlick: one who peels garlick for others to eat, who is made to endure hardships or ill-usage while others are enjoying themselves at his expense. Said originally to mean one whose skin or hair had fallen off from some disease, chiefly a venereal one, but now commonly used by persons speaking of themselves, as, "There stood poor pilgarlick," there stood I.
(from The Word Museum by Jeffrey Kacirk)
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