Meaning of scab
Pronunciation: (skab), [key]
— n., v., scabbed, scab•bing.
- the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- a mangy disease in animals, esp. sheep; scabies. Cf.(def. 10).
- a disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts and caused by a fungus or bacterium.
- one of these crustlike lesions.
- a worker who refuses to join a labor union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like.
- a rascal or scoundrel.
- a projection or roughness on an ingot or casting from a defective mold.
- a surface defect on an iron or steel piece resulting from the rolling in of scale.
- a short, flat piece of wood used for various purposes, as binding two timbers butted together or strengthening a timber at a weak spot.
- to become covered with a scab.
- to act or work as a scab.
- scab (Thesaurus)