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scab
[ skab ]
/ skæb /
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noun
verb (used without object), scabbed, scab·bing.
to become covered with a scab.
to act or work as a scab.
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Origin of scab
OTHER WORDS FROM scab
scablike, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for scab
scab
/ (skæb) /
noun
verb scabs, scabbing or scabbed (intr)
Derived forms of scab
scablike, adjectiveWord Origin for scab
Old English sceabb; related to Old Norse skabb, Latin scabiēs, Middle Low German schabbe scoundrel, German schäbig shabby
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Scientific definitions for scab
scab
[ skăb ]
A crust that forms over a healing wound, consisting of dried blood, plasma, and other secretions.
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Cultural definitions for scab
scab
Informally, a worker who stays on the job while others go on strike. Also, a worker brought in to keep a plant operating when its work force is on strike. (See strikebreaker.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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