scrab
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French schrabben (“to scrape, scratch”). Compare Old High German skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”) and compare Irish Gaelic scríobann and sgrìoban.
Verb
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- (transitive) To scrape or scratch.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Middle English scrabbe, variant of crabbe (“crabapple”); ultimately of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. origin, plausibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., cognate with Swedish dialect scrabba.
Noun
scrab (plural scrabs)
- A crabapple.