Definitions for scabskæb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scabskæb(n.; v.)scabbed, scab•bing.
(n.)the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
Category: Pathology
any mangy skin disease in animals, esp. sheep.
Category: Veterinary Science
a fungal or bacterial disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts. one such lesion.
Category: Plant Pathology
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.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Slang. a rascal or scoundrel.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.i.)to become covered with a scab.
Category: Pathology
to act or work as a scab.
Origin of scab:
1200–50; ME < ON skabb scab, itch
Princeton's WordNet
scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat(noun)
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
scab(verb)
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
scab(verb)
form a scab
"the wounds will eventually scab"
fink, scab, rat, blackleg(verb)
take the place of work of someone on strike
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
scab(noun)æb
dried blood covering a cut in the skin
Wiktionary
scab(Noun)
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
scab(Noun)
(colloquial or obsolete) The scabies.
scab(Noun)
The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.
scab(Noun)
Several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by Streptomyces -bacteria.
scab(Noun)
Short form for common scab, a relatively harmless variety of scab caused by Streptomyces scabies.
scab(Noun)
Any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and forming dark-colored crustlike spots.
scab(Noun)
(founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
scab(Noun)
A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
scab(Noun)
A worker who acts against trade union policies, especially a strikebreaker.
scab(Verb)
To get covered by a scab.
scab(Verb)
To act as strikebreaker.
scab(Verb)
To beg (for), cadge, bum
I scabbed some money off a friend.
Origin: sceabb, Old Norse skabb, Latin scabies Cognate with scafan, Latin scabere "to scratch"
Webster Dictionary
Scab(noun)
an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part
Scab(noun)
the itch in man; also, the scurvy
Scab(noun)
the mange, esp. when it appears on sheep
Scab(noun)
a disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies)
Scab(noun)
a slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold
Scab(noun)
a mean, dirty, paltry fellow
Scab(noun)
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
Scab(verb)
to become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over
Translations for scab
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
scab(noun)
a crust formed over a sore or wound.
- roofAfrikaans

- قِشْرَة الجُرْحArabic

- струпейBulgarian

- cascaPortuguese (BR)

- strupCzech

- der SchorfGerman

- sårskorpeDanish

- κρούστα πληγήςGreek

- costra, postillaSpanish

- kärnEstonian

- لختهFarsi

- rupiFinnish

- croûteFrench

- גֶלֶדHebrew

- खुरण्डHindi

- krastaCroatian

- varHungarian

- kerakIndonesian

- hrúðurIcelandic

- crostaItalian

- かさぶたJapanese

- 딱지Korean

- šašasLithuanian

- kreveleLatvian

- kupingMalay

- roofjeDutch

- sårskorpeNorwegian

- strupPolish

- لختهPersian

- پاترى، داغ، نښه، ( دجوړ شوى زخم) خوروكى، هغه كاريګر چه ددايمى كاريګر و داعتصاب په وخت كى دڅه مودى لپاره كاركوىPashto

- crostaPortuguese

- crustăRomanian

- струп, коркаRussian

- chrastaSlovak

- krastaSlovenian

- krastaSerbian

- [sår]skorpaSwedish

- สะเก็ดแผลThai

- kabuk, yara kabuğuTurkish

- 痂Chinese (Trad.)

- струп; короста, паршіUkrainian

- زخم پر بننے والا کھرنڈUrdu

- vảy (ở vết thương sắp lành)Vietnamese

- 痂Chinese (Simp.)

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