scabble Definition
scab·ble (skab′əl)
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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