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Scabby

//ˈskæb.i// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

    "Her wrizled skin, as rough as maple rind, So scabby was, that would have loath'd all womankind."

  2. 2
    Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.
  3. 3
    Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
  4. 4
    Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
  5. 5
    Working against union policies, working to bust unions; in particular, being a scab (worker who crosses a union picket line).

    "The police, the governor, and the "scabby" Hearst Examiner "received a tremendous razzing," according to the Waterfront Worker, while all along the line of march "the workers on the sidelines cheered[…]""

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  1. 6
    stingy; scrounging. Ireland, UK, slang

    "The chipper was a bit scabby on the vinegar today."

Adjective
  1. 1
    covered with scabs wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English scabby, scabbie, equivalent to scab + -y. Doublet of shabby.

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