SCAPPLE

Etymology

Verb

scapple (third-person singular simple present scapples, present participle scappling, simple past and past participle scappled)

(transitive) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.

(transitive) To dress (e.g. stone) in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing.

Anagrams

• Cappels, Lp space

Source: Wiktionary


Scap"ple, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. eskaper, eschapler, to cut, hew, LL. scapellare. Cf. Scabble.] (a) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry. (b) To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone. Gwilt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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