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scab
(skăb)n.
1. A crust discharged from and covering a healing wound.
2. Scabies or mange in domestic animals or livestock, especially sheep.
3.
a. Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and resulting in crustlike spots on fruit, leaves, or roots.
b. The spots caused by such a disease.
4. Slang A person regarded as contemptible.
5.
a. A worker who refuses membership in a labor union.
b. An employee who works while others are on strike; a strikebreaker.
c. A person hired to replace a striking worker.
intr.v. scabbed, scab·bing, scabs
1. To become covered with scabs or a scab.
2. To work or take a job as a scab.
[Middle English, from Old Norse skabb.]
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scab
(skæb)n
1. (Pathology) the dried crusty surface of a healing skin wound or sore
2. (Veterinary Science) a contagious disease of sheep, a form of mange, caused by a mite (Psoroptes communis)
3. (Plant Pathology) a fungal disease of plants characterized by crusty spots on the fruits, leaves, etc
4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) derogatory
a. 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.
5. a despicable person
vb (intr) , scabs, scabbing or scabbed
6. (Pathology) to become covered with a scab
7. (of a road surface) to become loose so that potholes develop
8. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to replace a striking worker
[Old English sceabb; related to Old Norse skabb, Latin scabiēs, Middle Low German schabbe scoundrel, German schäbig shabby]
ˈscabˌlike adj
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scab
(skæb)n., v. scabbed, scab•bing. n.
1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2. any mangy skin disease in animals, esp. sheep.
3.
a. a fungal or bacterial disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts.
b. one such lesion.
4. a worker who refuses to join a labor union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like.
5. Slang. a rascal or scoundrel.
v.i. 6. to become covered with a scab.
7. to act or work as a scab.
[1200–50; Middle English < Old Norse skabb scab, itch]
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scab
- First pertained to any skin disease in which pustules or scales were formed, and is from Old Norse skabbr, "crust over a wound."See also related terms for scales.
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scab
Past participle: scabbed
Gerund: scabbing
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| Noun | 1. | scab - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
| 2. | scab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" solid body substance - the solid parts of the body eschar - a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin | |
| Verb | 1. | scab - form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab" heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly" |
| 2. | scab - take the place of work of someone on strike |
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Translations
جَرَب الماشِيَهقِشْرَة الجُرْح
prašivinastávkokazstrup
sårskorpeskurvstrejkebrydersvampesygdom
arpeutuaperunarupipummatarikkurirupi
rühsztrájktörõvar
hrúðurhrúîurhúîsjúkdómur í plöntum/dÿrumverkfallsbrjótur
niežainušašęsrauplėsšašasstreiklaužys
kašķiskraupiskrevelestreiklauzis
chrastaprašivinaštrajkokaz
scab
[skæb] N1. (Med) → costra f
2. (Vet) → roña f
3. (= strikebreaker) → esquirol mf, rompehuelgas mf inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scab
n
(= scabies) → Krätze f
(inf: = strikebreaker) → Streikbrecher(in) m(f); scab labour (Brit) or labor (US) → Streikbrecher pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scab
(skӕb) noun1. a crust formed over a sore or wound.
2. any of several diseases of animals or plants.
3. a workman who refuses to join a strike.
ˈscabby adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
scab
n. costra, escara.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
scab
n costraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.