Scab(n.) An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
Scab(n.) The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
Scab(n.) The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
Scab(n.) A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
Scab(n.) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
Scab(n.) A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
Scab(n.) 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(v. i.) To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
Scabbed(a.) Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs.
Scabbed(a.) Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless.
Scabbed(imp. & p. p.) of Scab
Scabbing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scab
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