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41scab mite — n any of several small mites that cause mange, scabies, or scab esp one of the genus Psoroptes * * * see Psoroptes …
42scab|bard — «SKAB uhrd», noun, verb. –n. a sheath or case for the blade of a sword, dagger, or knife. –v.t. to put into a scabbard; sheathe. ╂[alteration (perhaps influenced by halberd) of Middle English scauberc < Anglo French escaubers, plural, Old… …
43scab|ble — «SKAB uhl», transitive verb, bled, bling. to shape or dress (stone) roughly. ╂[variant of scapple < Old French escapeler, eschapeler to dress timber] …
44scab|bling — «SKAB lihng», noun. a chip of stone …
45scab|land — «SKAB LAND», noun. an area stripped of topsoil by floodwaters, leaving low hills of bare rock, as in the Pacific Northwest …
46scab|rin — «SKAB rihn», noun. a potent insecticide obtained as an oily yellow liquid from the roots of various plants of the composite family. Formula: C22H35NO ╂[< New Latin scabra species name of a plant that yields it + English in] …
47SCAB computer — The SCAB computer is a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC). It has four instructions and does not use any operand which means that only 2 bits per instruction is needed to code all instructions. Although the instruction set and instruction… …
48scab labour — /skæb ˈleɪbə/ (say skab laybuh) noun 1. work done by a scab (def. 4). 2. those collectively who do it. Also, scab labor …
49Scab union — A Scab Union is a union perceived as having a role in strike breaking. The most cited example is the Union of Democratic Mineworkers. More recently the AA Democratic Union has been accused of this.In the USA the same thing has happened. Remember… …
50scab duty — /ˈskæb djuti/ (say skab dyoohtee) noun Colloquial the task of picking up litter in the school grounds. {from scab (def. 6), although reanalysed by some teachers as s(chool) c(leanliness) a(nd) b(eautification)} …
