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Definition or meaning of the English word Scab
To become covered with a scab; as; the wound scabbed over. (v. i.). A mean; dirty; paltry fellow. (n.). A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting; caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold. (n.). The mange; esp. when it appears on sheep. (n.). A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also; for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike. (n.). A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface; caused by a minute fungus Tiburcinia Scabies. (n.). An incrustation over a sore; wound; vesicle; or pustule; formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part. (n.). The itch in man; also; the scurvy. (n.). |
