Shab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃæb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shab is a noun meaning (obsolete, UK, dialect) Scabies.
Meaning
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Scabies.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) A scab.
- (obsolete) To scratch; to rub.
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) To move (something, away or out of the way), to drive off.
- (obsolete outside historical fiction, UK, criminal slang) To skulk or sneak away.
Example Sentences
I have shabbed him off purely
I have shabb'd him off purely.
They shab'd […] Thomas aff to hell.
[…] and so the fat Parson shabb'd off,[…]
Word Forms
- shabs
- shabbing
- shabbed
Related Words
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