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- [skab-uh l]
- /ˈskæb əl/
- /skˈabəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skab-uh l]
- /ˈskæb əl/
Definitions of scabble word
- verb with object scabble to shape or dress (stone) roughly. 1
- verb scabble to shape (stone) roughly 0
- verb transitive scabble to dress or shape (stone) roughly 0
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Origin of scabble
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; variant of scapple < Middle French escapeler to dress (timber)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scabble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scabble popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scabble usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with scabble
- how to play scabble?
See also
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