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Webster 1913 Edition

Shab

Shab

,
Noun.
[OE.
shabbe
, AS.
sc[GREEK]b
. See
Scab
.]
The itch in animals; also, a scab.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Shab

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shabbed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Shabbing
.]
[See
Scab
, 3.]
To play mean tricks; to act shabbily.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Shab

,
Verb.
T.
To scratch; to rub.
[Obs.]
Farquhar.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shab

SHAB

v.i. To play mean tricks. In some parts of New England, it signifies to reject or dismiss; as,a woman who shabs her suitor. It is however very vulgar and very obsolete.

Definition 2024

shab

shab

English

Noun

shab ‎(plural shabs)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) scabies
  2. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A scab.

Verb

shab ‎(third-person singular simple present shabs, present participle shabbing, simple past and past participle shabbed)

  1. (obsolete) To scratch; to rub.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Farquhar to this entry?)

Etymology 2

See scab.

Verb

shab ‎(third-person singular simple present shabs, present participle shabbing, simple past and past participle shabbed)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To play mean tricks; to act shabbily.

Etymology

Middle English shabbe. See scab.

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