Definition of scab

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Scab (n.) A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike..

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Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy..
Scabrous :: Scabrous (a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly..
Mange :: Mange (n.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts..
Eschar :: Eschar (n.) A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics..
Scabbard :: Scabbard (v. t.) To put in a scabbard.
Scald :: Scald (a.) Affected with the scab; scabby.
Mangily :: Mangily (adv.) In a mangy manner; scabbily.
Subcrystalline :: Subcrustaceous (a.) Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization..
Scab :: Scab (n.) The itch in man; also, the scurvy..
Hair Grass :: Hair grass () A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia..
Scabredity :: Scabredity (n.) Roughness; ruggedness.
Scall :: Scall (a.) Scabby; scurfy.
Scabrousness :: Scabrousness (n.) The quality of being scabrous.
Frog :: Frog (n.) The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
Cascabel :: Cascabel (n.) The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.].
Sheathe :: Sheathe (v. t.) To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case..
Scabbiness :: Scabbiness (n.) The quality or state of being scabby.
Shab :: Shab (n.) The itch in animals; also, a scab..
Breeching :: Breeching (n.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged..
Mount :: Mount (v. t.) Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc..
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