scab

1. n. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part. Source: opted

2. n. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. Source: opted

3. n. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. Source: opted

4. n. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies). Source: opted

5. n. A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold. Source: opted

6. n. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. v. i. To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over. Source: opted

9. n. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike Source: wordnet

10. n. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion Source: wordnet

11. v. form a scab Source: wordnet

12. v. take the place of work of someone on strike Source: wordnet

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