Noah Webster
Scab
SCAB, noun [Latin scabbies, scaber, rough.]
1. An encrusted substance, dry and rough, formed over a sore in healing.
2. The itch or mange in horses; a disease of sheep.
3. A mean, dirty paltry fellow. [Low.]
SCAB, noun [Latin scabbies, scaber, rough.]
1. An encrusted substance, dry and rough, formed over a sore in healing.
2. The itch or mange in horses; a disease of sheep.
3. A mean, dirty paltry fellow. [Low.]