scabble
[ skab-uh l ]
/ ˈskæb əl /
verb (used with object), scab·bled, scab·bling.
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
Nearby words
scab, scabbard, scabbard fish, scabbardfish, scabbed, scabble, scabby, scabby mouth, scabicide, scabies, scabietic
Origin of scabble
1610–20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
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British Dictionary definitions for scabble
scabble
/ (ˈskæbəl) /
verb
(tr) to shape (stone) roughly
Word Origin for scabble
C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber)
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