Scab Definition

skăb
scabbed, scabbing, scabs
noun
scabs
A crust that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
Webster's New World
A mangy skin disease, as scabies, of animals, esp. sheep.
Webster's New World
Any of various plant diseases characterized by roughened, scablike spots on leaves, stems, or fruits.
Webster's New World
Any such spot.
Webster's New World
A low, contemptible fellow; scoundrel.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
scabbed, scabbing, scabs
To become covered with a scab; form a scab.
Webster's New World
To work or act as a scab.
Webster's New World
To remove part of a surface (from).
Wiktionary

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) To beg (f), to cadge or bum.

I scabbed some money off a friend.
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Other Word Forms of Scab

Noun

Singular:
scab
Plural:
scabs

Origin of Scab

  • From Old English sceabb, Old Norse skabb, Latin scabies (“scab, itch, mange.") Cognate with Old English scafan, Latin scabere (“to scratch").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old Norse skabb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scab Sentence Examples

  • The scab of potatoes is another case in point.

  • She had a scab on her forehead over her left eye and a bruise on her cheek.

  • A practitioner took a scab from someone with a mild case, made an incision in the skin of a healthy person, and infected that person with the scab.

  • Moving your mouth can cause the scab to crack.

  • Alternatively a macrocyclic lactone can be used to treat for scab and will also be part of the strategy to remove resistant worms.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

Words Ending With

BABCAB

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Words Starting With S and Ending With B

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With S4 Letter Words Ending With B