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scabbery

noun

Etymology

From scab + -ery.

  1. derived from *skabʰ-✻ — “to cut, split, carve, shape”
  2. inherited from *skabbaz✻ — “scab, scabies”
  3. derived from skabb
  4. inherited from sċeabb
  5. inherited from scabb
  6. suffixed as scabbery — “scab + ery”

Definitions

  1. strikebreaking

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA