— scablike , adj.
/skab/ , n. , v. , scabbed, scabbing .
n.
1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
2. Vet. Pathol. a mangy disease in animals, esp. sheep; scabies. Cf. itch (def. 10).
3. Plant Pathol.
a. a disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts and caused by a fungus or bacterium.
b. one of these crustlike lesions.
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.
6. Metall.
a. a projection or roughness on an ingot or casting from a defective mold.
b. a surface defect on an iron or steel piece resulting from the rolling in of scale.
7. Carpentry. a short, flat piece of wood used for various purposes, as binding two timbers butted together or strengthening a timber at a weak spot.
v.i.
8. to become covered with a scab.
9. to act or work as a scab.
[ 1200-50; 1800-10 for def. 4; ME skabb scab, itch; cf. SHABBY, SHAVE ]