scab

Definitions

1. 1.The itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.]
2. 2.The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. Chaucer.
3. 3.A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
4. 4.(Founding) A slight iregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
5. 5.A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] Shak.
6. 6.A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike. [Cant]
7. 7.To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is scab.

• What is the itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.] called?
• What is the mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. Chaucer called?
• What is a disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies) called?
• What is a slight iregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold called?
• What is a mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] Shak called?
• What is a nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike. [Cant] called?
• What is to become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over called?