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Definition of Scabbier
1. scabby [adj] - See also: scabby
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scabbier
Literary usage of Scabbier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature of by Indiana Supreme Court (1904)
"... that the sixth paragraph charges that the deceased was ordered by the defendant
from his regular employment, that of a scabbier—a place of safety—to the ..."
2. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages: Classified Subjectively and by Robert Christy (1887)
"The scabbier the sheep the harder it bleats. Dutch. 27. The sheep does not bite
the wolf. Ger. 28. The sheep on the mountain is higher than the bull on the ..."
3. Mississippi Scenes: Or, Sketches of Southern and Western Life and Adventure by Joseph Beckham Cobb (1851)
"... you'll go home scabbier than ever you did before," replied the first spokesman.
" Yes, you'll want mullen and slippery elm fur a month to come," said ..."
4. A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs: Comprising French, Italian, German, Dutch by Henry George Bohn (1857)
"The scabbier the the carpenter the more the chips. Hoe slimmer wiel, hoe meer
het kraakt. The worse the wheel, the more it creaks. Hoe verder van Bome, ..."
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