Word: scab Word origin: Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse skabb ; related to dialect shab (compare with shabby). The sense ‘contemptible person’ (dating from the late 16th century) was probably influenced by Middle Dutch schabbe ‘promiscuous woman’. Phonetic: skab Listen:
a dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing.
mange or a similar skin disease in animals.
a person or thing regarded with contempt.
become encrusted or covered with a scab or scabs. Example: I had a cut on my arm that had scabbed over
act or work as a scab. Example: two inspectors who scabbed on the last strike were out this week
scrounge. Example: she tried to scab a fag off me
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