"scall" meaning in English

See scall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /skɔl/, /skɑl/
Etymology: Compare Icelandic skalli (“a bald head”), English scald. Etymology templates: {{m+|is|skalli||a bald head}} Icelandic skalli (“a bald head”), {{m+|en|scald}} English scald Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} scall
  1. Mean; wretched.
    Sense id: en-scall-en-adj-hkx8TDV-

Noun

IPA: /skɔl/, /skɑl/ Forms: scalls [plural]
Etymology: Compare Icelandic skalli (“a bald head”), English scald. Etymology templates: {{m+|is|skalli||a bald head}} Icelandic skalli (“a bald head”), {{m+|en|scald}} English scald Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scall (countable and uncountable, plural scalls)
  1. A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scall-en-noun-owOrNU2T
  2. (mining) Loose ground. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-scall-en-noun-hwlfJPOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 18 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 10 86 Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: milk scall

Inflected forms

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        "(mining) Loose ground."
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