Synonyms for scab
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : skab |
| Phonetic Transcription : skæb |
Top 10 synonyms for scab Other synonyms for the word scab
- band
- bloom
- border
- caking
- canary
- cell
- chip
- cicatrice
- cicatrix
- coat
- concretion
- covering
- delaminate
- dermatitis
- desquamate
- disk
- drop
- eczema
- edge
- encrustation
- eruption
- film
- foil
- hull
- hurt
- incrustation
- integument
- lamella
- lamina
- mark
- membrane
- narc
- nark
- outside
- pare
- pellicle
- plate
- pockmark
- psoriasis
- rat
- rind
- scabies
- scale
- scales
- section
- shaving
- shed
- sheet
- shell
- skin
- skin disease
- slice
- sliver
- snake
- snitch
- sores
- squealer
- stool pigeon
- stoolie
- surface
- tattletale
- tipster
- track
- trim
- verge
- wafer
- wear away
- weasel
- whistle-blower
- wound
Définition of scab
Origin :- mid-13c., "skin disease," developed from Old English sceabb "scab, itch" (related to scafan "to shave, scrape, scratch") and from Old Norse skabb "scab, itch," both from Proto-Germanic *skab- "scratch, shave," from PIE *(s)kep- "to cut, scrape, hack" (see scabies). Sense reinforced by cognate Latin scabies "scab, itch, mange" (from scabere "to scratch").
- Meaning "crust which forms over a wound or sore" is first attested c.1400. Meaning "strikebreaker" first recorded 1806, from earlier sense of "person who refuses to join a trade union" (1777), probably from meaning "despicable person" (1580s), possibly borrowed in this sense from Middle Dutch.
- As in scar : noun blemish from previous injury or illness
- As in mange : noun rash
- As in crust : noun stiff outer layer; coating
- As in fink : noun informer
- As in flake : noun scale, peel
- As in flake : verb peel off
- Threats against "scabs" were shouted out, the word "scab" arose on every side.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- In those days they used a scab from the arm of someone who had been vaccinated.
- Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
- When the scab was all off, the nose was found to be quite uninjured.
- Extract from : « The Civilization Of China » by Herbert A. Giles
- This scab is caused by a fungous growth on the surface of the potato.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- With the same (or Bordeaux for scab) just after the blossoms fall.
- Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
- "You'll never get it finished with scab labor, Mr. Tyler," says Hartley.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- In his heart of hearts, he sympathised with the strikers and hated this "scab."
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
- Do you know, Guy, I think we shall have no scab in the fold this year.
- Extract from : « The Caxtons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Some are unhealthy, subject to the attacks of scab and rosette.
- Extract from : « The Pecan and its Culture » by H. Harold Hume
- The feeling was like a scab Simon knew he should not pick but could not let alone.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
Antonyms for scab
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