"scab" meaning in All languages combined

See scab on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /skæb/ Audio: en-us-scab.ogg [US] Forms: scab [singular], scabs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A scab is made from dried blood and plasma, and forms over a wound.
    Sense id: simple-scab-en-noun-ZTbyI8VS
  2. A scab is a person who works during a strike.
    Sense id: simple-scab-en-noun-1CjdeCLU
     
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