scrabble
scrabble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate.
- 2.Sam. xxi.
- 3.To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
- 4.The act of scrabbing; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate called?
- What is to mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper called?
- What is the act of scrabbing; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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