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scab

  [skab] noun, verb, scabbed, scab⋅bing.
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–noun
1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2. Veterinary Pathology. a mangy disease in animals, esp. 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.
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.
–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; ME < ON skabb scab, itch; cf. shabby, shave

Related forms:
scablike, adjective
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: scab
Function: noun
1 : a worker who refuses to join a labor union
2 : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended
3 : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike : STRIKE BREAKER
4 : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2scab
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: scabbed; scab·bing
: to become covered with a scab scabbed over>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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