scabble
[ skab-uhl ]
verb (used with object),scab·bled, scab·bling.
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
Origin of scabble
11610–20; variant of scapple<Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
Words Nearby scabble
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British Dictionary definitions for scabble
scabble
/ (ˈskæbəl) /
verb
(tr) to shape (stone) roughly
Origin of scabble
1C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber)
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