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SCABS
Noun
scabs
plural of scab
Verb
scabs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scab
Anagrams
• SCBAs, bass C
Source: Wiktionary
SCAB
Scab, n. Etym: [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. scæb, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, tr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See Shave, and cf. Shab, Shabby.]
1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
2. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.]
3. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. Chaucer.
4. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
5. (Founding)
Definition: A slight iregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
6. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] Shak.
7. 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. [Cant]
Scab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scabbing.]
Definition: To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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