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Disease Scab Scabbre /Skæb/Name /Skæb/Noun  Word Origin 1 [Countable] A Hard Dry

Front scab
Back scabBrE /skæb/NAmE /skæb/noun

 word origin

1 [countable] a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals

2 [uncountable] a skin disease of animals

3 [uncountable] a disease of plants, especially apples and potatoes, that causes a rough surface

4 [countable] (informal, disapproving) a worker who refuses to join a strike or takes the place of sb on strike blackleg

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