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scabble Definition

scab·ble (skabəl)

transitive verb -·bled, -·bling

to dress or shape (stone) roughly

Etymology: earlier scapple < ME scaplen, aphetic < OFr escapeler, to dress timber < es- (< L ex), intens. + chapler, to cut < Gmc *kappan, to split

scabble Usage Examples

Preposition: of

concrete: The scabbling of concrete generates silica dust and should be avoided where possible.

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