Meaning Of Scab

n.

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

The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
n.

The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
n.

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

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

A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
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.
v. i.

To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.