"scall" meaning in English

See scall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /skɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skɔl/ [General-American], /skɑl/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English scalle, assumed to stem from Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), from Proto-Germanic *skallô; compare Finnish kallo (“skull”). However, the later form scald, coincides with Old Norse *skolð, Old Swedish skoldh, skold, skol, Swedish skål, skoll, skolla, Danish skold, skolde, Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|scalle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English scalle, {{inh+|en|enm|scalle}} Inherited from Middle English scalle, {{der|en|non|skalli|t=bald heard, skull}} Old Norse skalli (“bald heard, skull”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skallô}} Proto-Germanic *skallô, {{cog|fi|kallo|t=skull}} Finnish kallo (“skull”), {{cog|non|*skolð}} Old Norse *skolð, {{cog|gmq-osw|skoldh}} Old Swedish skoldh, {{cog|sv|skål}} Swedish skål, {{cog|da|skold}} Danish skold, {{cog|no|skåld|t=scurf, rash}} Norwegian skåld (“scurf, rash”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} scall
  1. Mean; wretched.
    Sense id: en-scall-en-adj-hkx8TDV-

Noun

IPA: /skɔːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skɔl/ [General-American], /skɑl/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger] Forms: scalls [plural]
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  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
    Sense id: en-scall-en-noun-hwlfJPOW Categories (other): Mining, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 8 92 Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: honeycomb scall, milk scall

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/skɔːl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skɔl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scall"
}

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