Definition of Scab. Meaning of Scab. Synonyms of Scab

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Definition of Scab

Scab
Scab Scab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scabbing.] To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
Scab
Scab Scab (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. sc[ae]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See Shave, and cf. Shab, Shabby.] 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part. 2. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.] 3. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. --Chaucer. 4. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies). 5. (Founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold. 6. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] --Shak. 7. 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. [Cant]
Scab
Scab Scab, n. (Bot.) Any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots.

Meaning of Scab from wikipedia

- Look up scab in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scab may refer to: Scab, a hard coating on the skin formed during the wound healing reconstruction phase...
- The Scabs are a Belgian punk rock group. They are best known for their hit singles "Matchbox Car" (1983) and "Hard Times" (1991), which have become classics...
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- Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of woodlouse native to Europe but with a cosmopolitan...
- Apple scab is a common disease of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) that is caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. While this disease...
- Scabal is a Belgian textile company founded in 1938 by Otto Hertz as a cloth merchant and supplier of fabrics. "Scabal" is an acronym for Société Commerciale...
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- Powdery scab is a disease of potato tubers. It is caused by the cercozoan Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea and is widespread in potato growing...
- Potato scab can refer to either: Common scab caused by various species of Streptomyces bacteria Powdery scab caused by the cercozoan Spongospora subterranea...