scab
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As cliches mount, the reader half expects the next phone call to be answered by old Scab Cooley.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Scab or Scurf of Potatoes is a case in point.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
Scab was little known any where, but in the Highlands, and the south of England, till the good old custom of smearing with tar and butter gave way before the elegant modern innovations.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose
The day after his interview with Scab Johnny and Don Manuel he engaged an engineer and a deck hand and went up the Sacramento to bring the Maggie down to San Francisco.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon
Scab Johnny had been too long operating on a cash basis with Messrs. Gibney and McGuffey to risk adding to an old unpaid bill.
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon
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