ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A scab.
  2. (obsolete) To scratch; to rub.
  3. (obsolete, UK, dialect) To move (something, away or out of the way), to drive off.
  4. (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,[…]

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