scab

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skæb/

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Noun

Singular scab

Plural scabs

Scab

1. (countable) A scab is made from dried blood and plasma, and forms over a wound.

   The boy kept picking at his scab until the wound began to bleed.

2. (countable) A scab is a person who works during a strike.

   The workers shouted abuse at the scabs who went into the factory.