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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scab, v. [17th c. Eng. scabbe to form scabs upon (1632), to become encrusted with scabs (1683).] intr. To develop symptoms of ‘the scab’, see Scab,n. 1. —1698 Donaldson Postscript Husbandry 38.
To put sheep in houses makes them scab
