Another word for scab

scab Synonyms

scab

A crust over a wound
eschar, slough, crust.
*One who replaces a union worker on strike
turncoat, strikebreaker, traitor, apostate, deserter, knobstick*.

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The scab of potatoes is another case in point.
- Outbreaks of Sheep-Scab in Great Britain, 1877-1905.
A practitioner took a scab from someone with a mild case, made an incision in the skin of a healthy person, and infected that person with the scab.
Sheep-scab is a loathsome skin disease due to an acarian parasite.
She had a scab on her forehead over her left eye and a bruise on her cheek.

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