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Scab — (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. sc[ae]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.] 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiburcinia Scabies — Scab Scab (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. sc[ae]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.] 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scab — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish skabbr scab; akin to Old English sceabb scab, Latin scabere to scratch more at shave Date: 13th century 1. scabies of domestic animals 2. a crust of hardened blood and … New Collegiate Dictionary
shabby — shabbily, adv. shabbiness, n. /shab ee/, adj., shabbier, shabbiest. 1. impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 2. showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect: The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance … Universalium
sceb — see sceabb … Old to modern English dictionary
shabby — shab|by [ˈʃæbi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: shab scab, worthless man (11 19 centuries), from Old English sceabb scab ] 1.) shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because they have been used for a long time ▪ Hugh s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scab — [13] Old English had a word sceabb ‘scab’. This survived into modern English as shab, a dialectal synonym of scab, but it is only represented in the mainstream language by its derivative shabby. It is its Old Norse relative skabbr, borrowed in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Schabe — Schabe1 Sf Schadinsekt erw. fach. (10. Jh.), mhd. schabe, ahd. scabo Stammwort. Vgl. ae. mælsceafa m. Raupe . Vermutlich zu schaben als schabendes, zermahlendes Insekt . So wird eigentlich die Motte bezeichnet, die Übertragung auf Kakerlak unter… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
scab — (n.) mid 13c., skin disease, developed from O.E. sceabb scab, itch (related to scafan to scratch ) and from O.N. skabb scab, itch, both from P.Gmc. *skab scratch, shave (related to shabby). Sense reinforced by cognate L. scabies scab, itch, mange … Etymology dictionary
shabby — (adj.) 1660s, from shab scab (now only dialectal, in reference to a disease of sheep), from O.E. sceabb (see SCAB (Cf. scab)), with sound change as described in SH (Cf. sh ). Cf. M.Du. schabbich, Ger. schäbig shabby. Shabby genteel run down but… … Etymology dictionary
