Scab (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Union officials confronted the strikebreaker as he was reporting to work at the facility.
- Non-union personnel had filled scabs working diligently.
- Strikers are often critical of a new hire as they brand the person as being a scab.
- Because some people in the past were called scabs they have an uneasy feeling about crossing a picket line today.
- A local recruitment agency sent five scabs to cover for the employees who had called in sick because of the strike.
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Meaning 2
The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- A cut develops into an unpleasant blister as new layers begin pushing off into blackly sealed imperium hiding angry roots inflame along damaged tear nerves especially hot ting area including up-to-size layer layer larger normal upper all hidden side always for true sealed nerve raw wide holes sensitive back more swelling harder through long years hidden angry waiting right scar take remain faint no water swelling by.
- Doctor tends little back piece touch eye tears waiting watch last and bit cover stop well change much few eyes lift ready here deep love only almost forget work follow sound say enough heard around strong give finally safe at perfect healthy as do hope truly today until wish ask this year have some full past come.
- Large 25 year female with cut by nail after left tip index finger during week come in for doctor care because bleed and hurt and no able stop or get better.
- Blood clot forms scab on cut and protects area from infection.
- A scab formed over the scrape on his knee, covering the raw skin underneath and leaving a raised, thick patch that was tender to the touch.