scab

skæb

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#1·9h ago

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

Origin: From , scabbe (also as shabbe, schabbe > ), from and , both from , from . . Cognate with , , , . Related also to , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·9h ago

(colloquial, or, obsolete) The scabies.

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#3·9h ago

The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.

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