SCALL

Etymology

Noun

scall (countable and uncountable, plural scalls)

A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.

(mining) Loose ground.

Adjective

scall

Mean; wretched.

Anagrams

• calls

Source: Wiktionary


Scall, n. Etym: [Icel. skalli a bald head. Cf. Scald, a.]

Definition: A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. Lev. xiii. 30.

Scall, a.

Definition: Scabby; scurfy. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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