scab
Definitions
Noun
- Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
Verb
- Form a scab
- Take the place of work of someone on strike
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Definitions: 4
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
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📰 This Word in the News:
Unifor's letter to MPs about DHL's strategy to undermine anti-scab legislation
Jun 7, 2025 unifor.org
Jun 7, 2025 unifor.org
How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’
Sep 2, 2024 New Hampshire Bulletin
Sep 2, 2024 New Hampshire Bulletin
"Ripping Open the Scab": How Investigating Cold Cases Affects Healing Communities
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