Definition of scab

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

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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..
Crampet :: Crampet (n.) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard..
Scabble :: Scabble (v. t.) See Scapple.
Scabrous :: Scabrous (a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly..
Scab :: Scab (n.) A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies)..
Frostfish :: Frostfish (n.) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish (Lepidotus) valued as a food fish.
Scabbard Plane :: Scabbard plane () See Scaleboard plane, under Scaleboard..
Roynish :: Roynish (a.) Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome..
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.].
Scabling :: Scabling (n.) A fragment or chip of stone.
Trichiuriform :: Trichiuriform (a.) Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family Trichiuridae, comprising the scabbard fishes and hairtails..
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..
Scabbed :: Scabbed (imp. & p. p.) of Sca.
Scabbard :: Scabbard (v. t.) To put in a scabbard.
Mangy :: Mangy (superl.) Infected with the mange; scabby.
Confiscable :: Confiscable (a.) Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with 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..
Scalled :: Scalled (a.) Scabby; scurfy; scall.
Subcrystalline :: Subcrustaceous (a.) Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization..
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