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scabbery

scabbery noun: strikebreaking.

Noun

scabbery (uncountable)

  1. strikebreaking

Origin of scabbery

From scab + -ery.

Questions about scabbery

What does scabbery mean?
Scabbery means strikebreaking.
What part of speech is scabbery?
Scabbery is a noun.

Words near scabbery in the dictionary

  1. scabbarding
  2. scabbardless
  3. scabbards
  4. scabbed
  5. scabbedness
  6. scabbery
  7. scabbier
  8. scabbiest
  9. scabbily
  10. scabbiness
  11. scabbing

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