- scab over
- scab over[for a wound] to form a scab. •
The wound soon scabbed over and the injury was well on its way to healing.
•I hope this shaving cut scabs over before I have to leave for work.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scab over
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scab — Synonyms and related words: abscess, aposteme, bed sore, birthmark, blackhead, blackleg, blain, bleb, blemish, blister, boil, bubo, bulla, bunion, canker, canker sore, carbuncle, chancre, chancroid, check, chilblain, cicatrix, cicatrize, close up … Moby Thesaurus
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
scab — [skab] n. [ME scabbe < ON skabb, akin to OE sceabb < IE base * (s)kep , to cut, split > L scabies, SCABIES, scabere, to SHAVE] 1. a crust that forms over a sore or wound during healing 2. a mangy skin disease, as scabies, of animals, esp … English World dictionary
Scab — Scab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scabbing}.] 1. To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over. [1913 Webster] 2. to take the place of a striking worker. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
scab — ► NOUN 1) a dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing. 2) mange or a similar skin disease in animals. 3) any of a number of fungal diseases of plants in which rough patches develop. 4) informal a person or thing… … English terms dictionary
scab — [skæb] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: skabb] 1.) a hard layer of dried blood that forms over a cut or wound while it is getting better 2.) an insulting word for someone who works while the other people in the same factory, office etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scab — A crust formed by coagulation of blood, pus, serum, or a combination of these, on the surface of an ulcer, erosion, or other type of wound. [A.S. scaeb] * * * scab skab n … Medical dictionary
scab — /skæb / (say skab) noun 1. the encrustation which forms over a sore during healing. 2. Veterinary Science a mangy disease in animals, especially sheep; scabies. 3. Plant Pathology a. a hyperplasic plant disease with scab like lesions: apple scab …
scab — There are many examples of scab used as a vocative in When the Boat Comes In, by James Mitchell. Union members use the term to those who are crossing a picket line and breaking a strike. This is the normal modern use of the word in both… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
scab — scablike, adj. /skab/, n., v., scabbed, scabbing. n. 1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing. 2. Vet. Pathol. a mangy disease in animals, esp. sheep; scabies. Cf. itch (def. 10). 3. Plant Pathol. a. a disease of plants… … Universalium
