| Scab (scab) |
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| n. | (sk b) |
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| Scab |
| [OE. scab,
scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. scæb,
sceabb, scebb, Dan. *** Sw. skab, and also L.
scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E.
shave. See Shave, and cf. < |
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle,
or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased
part.
The itch in man] also, the scurvy.
The mange, esp. when it appears on
sheep.
A disease of potatoes producing pits in
their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia
Scabies).
A slight irregular
protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the
breaking away of a part of the mold.
A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
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.
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To become covered with a scab] as, the wound
scabbed over.
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Any one of
various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated
plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots.
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