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1. (n.) scab
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2. scab
any mangy skin disease in animals, esp. sheep.
3. scab
a fungal or bacterial disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts.
4. scab
one such lesion.
5. scab
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.
6. scab
Slang. a rascal or scoundrel.
7. (v.i.) scab
to become covered with a scab.
8. scab
to act or work as a scab.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < ON skabb scab, itch)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
2. (verb) scab
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
3. (verb) scab
form a scab
"the wounds will eventually scab"
4. (verb) fink, scab, rat, blackleg
take the place of work of someone on strike
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1. (noun) scab
dried blood covering a cut in the skin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scab
an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part
2. (noun) scab
the itch in man; also, the scurvy
3. (noun) scab
the mange, esp. when it appears on sheep
4. (noun) scab
a disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies)
5. (noun) scab
a slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold
6. (noun) scab
a mean, dirty, paltry fellow
7. (noun) scab
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
8. (verb) scab
to become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over
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Sense: a crust formed over a sore or wound.
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 Afrikaans: roof |
 Arabic: قِشْرَة الجُرْح |
 Bulgarian: струпей |
 Brazilian: casca |
 Czech: strup |
 German: der Schorf |
 Danish: sårskorpe |
 Greek: κρούστα πληγής |
 Spanish: costra, postilla |
 Estonian: kärn |
 Farsi: لخته |
 Finnish: rupi |
 French: croûte |
 Hebrew: גֶלֶד |
 Hindi: खुरण्ड |
 Croatian: krasta |
 Hungarian: var |
 Indonesian: kerak |
 Icelandic: hrúður |
 Italian: crosta |
 Japanese: かさぶた |
 Korean: 딱지 |
 Lithuanian: šašas |
 Latvian: krevele |
 Malay: kuping |
 Dutch: roofje |
 Norwegian: sårskorpe |
 Polish: strup |
 Persian: لخته |
 Pashto: پاترى، داغ، نښه، ( دجوړ ش |
 Portuguese: crosta |
 Romanian: crustă |
 Russian: струп, корка |
 Slovak: chrasta |
 Slovenian: krasta |
 Serbian: krasta |
 Swedish: [sår]skorpa |
 Thai: สะเก็ดแผล |
 Turkish: kabuk, yara kabuğu |
 Taiwanese: 痂 |
 Ukrainian: струп; короста, парші |
 Urdu: زخم پر بننے والا کھرنڈ |
 Vietnamese: vảy (ở vết thương sắp làn |
 Chinese: 痂 |
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