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Scabbed
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noun
1.
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2.
3.
Plant Pathology.
a.
a disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts and caused by a fungus or bacterium.
b.
one of these crustlike lesions.
4.
a worker who refuses to join a labor union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like.
5.
EXPANDSlang. a rascal or scoundrel.
6.
Metallurgy.
a.
a projection or roughness on an ingot or casting from a defective mold.
b.
a surface defect on an iron or steel piece resulting from the rolling in of scale.
7.
COLLAPSECarpentry. a short, flat piece of wood used for various purposes, as binding two timbers butted together or strengthening a timber at a weak spot.
verb (used without object)
8.
to become covered with a scab.
9.
to act or work as a scab.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
scab
mid-13c., "skin disease," developed from O.E. sceabb "scab, itch" (related to scafan "to scratch") and from O.N. skabb "scab, itch," both from P.Gmc. *skab- "scratch, shave" (related to shabby). Sense reinforced by cognate L. scabies "scab, itch, mange" (from scabere "to scratch;" see
EXPAND scabies). Meaning "crust which forms over a wound or sore" is first attested c.1400. Meaning "strikebreaker" first recorded 1806, from earlier sense of "person who refuses to join a trade union" (1777), probably from meaning "despicable person" (1580s), possibly borrowed in this sense from M.Du.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
scab (skāb)
n.
A crust formed from and covering a healing wound.
Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.
To become covered with scabs or a scab.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
scab  (skāb) Pronunciation Key
A crust that forms over a healing wound, consisting of dried blood, plasma, and other secretions. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
scab definition
Informally, a worker who stays on the job while others go on strike. Also, a worker brought in to keep a plant operating when its work force is on strike. (See strikebreaker.)
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
scabbed definition[ˈskæbd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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