scabble

[ skab-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, scab·bled, scab·bling.

1. to shape or dress (stone) roughly.

scabble

/ ˈskæbəl /

verb

1. tr to shape (stone) roughly

Word History and Origins

Origin of scabble¹

1610–20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)

Word History and Origins

Origin of scabble¹

C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber)

Example Sentences

Workers used a device like a pneumatic drill to “scabble” the concrete, knocking off the surface layer.

From New York Times