scab
noun
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
Example Sentences
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An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Some companies called on state militia and federal troops to put down uprisings and hired private security forces to protect so-called scabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The spots fill up with fluid and become blisters before crusting over to form scabs, which eventually drop off and clear up.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
“I had these giant scabs on my head,” he said, “these were like golf-ball-sized scabs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
He was practically bald and covered with scabs, his belly wrinkly and stuck out.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
