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View usage for: (skæb) Word forms: plural scabs1. countable nounA scab is a hard, dry covering that forms over the surface of a wound. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days. 2. countable nounPeople who continue to work during a strike are called scabs by the people who are on strike. [disapproval] He hired scabs to replace strikers. Scab is also an adjective. The mill was started up with scab labor. 3. uncountable nounScab is a disease that can affect apple trees, pear trees, and potato plants. (skæb) noun1. the dried crusty surface of a healing skin wound or sore 2. a contagious disease of sheep, a form of mange, caused by a mite (Psoroptes communis) 3. a fungal disease of plants characterized by crusty spots on the fruits, leaves, etc 4. derogatorya. Also called: blackleg a person who refuses to support a trade union's actions, esp one who replaces a worker who is on strike b. (as modifier) scab labour verbWord forms: scabs, scabbing or scabbed (intransitive)6. to become covered with a scab 7. (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop 8. to replace a striking worker Derived forms scablike (ˈscabˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English sceabb; related to Old Norse skabb, Latin scabiēs, Middle Low German schabbe scoundrel, German schäbig shabby (skæb) noun1. a crust that forms over a sore or wound during healing 2. a mangy skin disease, as scabies, of animals, esp. sheep 3. a. any of various plant diseases characterized by roughened, scablike spots on leaves, stems, or fruits 4. a. Slang, Obsolete a low, contemptible fellow; scoundrel b. US a worker who refuses to join a union, or who works for lower wages or under different conditions than those accepted by the union c. a worker who refuses to strike, or who takes the place of a striking worker often a term of contempt or derision verb intransitiveWord forms: scabbed or ˈscabbing5. to become covered with a scab; form a scab 6. US to work or act as a scab Word origin ME scabbe < ON skabb, akin to OE sceabb < IE base * (s)kep-, to cut, split > L scabies, scabies, scabere, to shave Word lists withscab Animal diseasesBritish English: scab NOUN A scab is a hard, dry covering that forms over the surface of a wound. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days. - American English: scab
- Brazilian Portuguese: casca
- Chinese: 痂
- European Spanish: costra
- French: croûte
- German: Schorf
- Italian: crosta
- Japanese: かさぶた
- Korean: > 딱지상처의
- European Portuguese: casca
- Latin American Spanish: costra
Chinese translation of 'scab' n (c) - (on wound)
痂 (jiā) - (inf, pej, = strike-breaker)
工贼(賊) (gōngzéi)
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