Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrabs
Literary usage of Scrabs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"They sat and stood, three of them, perfectly still with their heads erect, some
darker feathers like ears, methinks, increasing their resemblance to scrabs ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"A hau häuf mile she had at least to gang, Thro' bims and pikes and scrabs, and
heather laug : Yet, put and TWO, wi' mony a weary twine, She wins at last to ..."
3. South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions by William Harcus (1876)
"All the scrabs in the different districts produce the same common impression,
but the plants comprising them are not ..."
4. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"A dog scrabs a rabbit from its burrough; a boy, a blot from his copy- hook, or
a pimple on his leg. " Let it alone; don't you scrab it;" or claw would ..."
5. The Feeling for Nature in Scottish Poetry by John Veitch (1887)
"A hail hauf mile she had at least to gang, Through birns,7 and pikes,8 and scrabs,9
and heather lang." Nory toils on bravely : — roots of ..."
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