Meaning of SCAB in English

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.

Use in sentences of SCAB

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
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.
To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.