scabbed

[skab-id, skabd] Origin

scab·bed

[skab-id, skabd]
adjective
1.
covered with or affected by scabs.
2.
Obsolete. mean or petty.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see scab, -ed3

scab·bed·ness, noun
un·scab·bed, adjective

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scab

[skab] noun, verb, scabbed, scab·bing.
noun
1.
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2.
Veterinary Pathology. a mangy disease in animals, especially sheep; scabies. Compare itch (def. 10).
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.
Slang. a rascal or scoundrel.
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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.
Carpentry. a short, flat piece of wood used for various purposes, as binding two timbers butted together or strengthening a timber at a weak spot.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to become covered with a scab.
9.
to act or work as a scab.

Origin:
1200–50; 1800–10 for def. 4; Middle English < Old Norse skabb scab, itch; compare shabby, shave

scab·like, adjective
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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
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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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Medical Dictionary

scab (skāb)
n.

  1. A crust formed from and covering a healing wound.

  2. Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.

v. scabbed, scab·bing, scabs
To become covered with scabs or a scab.

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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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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.)

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Slang Dictionary

scabbed definition

[ˈskæbd]
  1. mod.
    cheated in a drug deal; having been sold bogus or inferior drugs. : Bart got scabbed by a dealer who got arrested the next day.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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