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scabble
[skab-uhl]
verb (used with object)
scabbled, scabbling
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
scabble
/ ˈskæbəl /
verb
(tr) to shape (stone) roughly
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scabble1
1610–20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scabble1
C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber)
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Example Sentences
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Workers used a device like a pneumatic drill to “scabble” the concrete, knocking off the surface layer.
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