scabble
əl verb (used with object), scab·bled, scab·bling.
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
Origin:
1610–20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
1610–20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to shape (stone) roughly | |
| [C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber)] | |
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