SCAB


Meaning of SCAB in English

I. ˈskab noun

Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish skabbr scab; akin to Old English sceabb scab, Latin scabere to scratch — more at shave

Date: 13th century

1. : scabies of domestic animals

2. : a crust of hardened blood and serum over a wound

3.

a. : a contemptible person

b.

(1) : a worker who refuses to join a labor union

(2) : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended

(3) : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike

(4) : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms

4. : any of various bacterial or fungus diseases of plants characterized by crustaceous spots ; also : one of the spots

II. intransitive verb

( scabbed ; scab·bing )

Date: 1683

1. : to become covered with a scab

2. : to act as a scab

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.