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