Definition of scab

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Scab (n.) The itch in man; also, the scurvy..

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Scabredity :: Scabredity (n.) Roughness; ruggedness.
Scab :: Scab (v. i.) To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over..
Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy..
Scab :: Scab (n.) A mean, dirty, paltry fellow..
Chape :: Chape (n.) The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap..
Frog :: Frog (n.) The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
Dartars :: Dartars (n.) A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs.
Itch :: Itch (n.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact..
Scabious :: Scabious (a.) Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions..
Scabling :: Scabling (n.) A fragment or chip of stone.
Hair Grass :: Hair grass () A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia..
Languet :: Languet (n.) That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which overlaps the scabbard..
Scabwort :: Scabwort (n.) Elecampane.
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..
Subcrystalline :: Subcrustaceous (a.) Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization..
Scabbing :: Scabbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sca.
Scall :: Scall (a.) A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp..
Ipecacuanha :: Ipecacuanha (n.) The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra)..
Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..
Roynish :: Roynish (a.) Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome..
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