The wounds will eventually scab. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They denied that the term scab has been used in a threatening or intimidating manner. From Wordnik.com. [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference
Their hatred for a scab is as terrible as the hatred of a patriot for a traitor, of a. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
The scab is by far the most formidable of the three. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
The scab is by far the most formidable weapon of the three. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
The blown IV sites and JP drain scab will go away entirely, I think. From Wordnik.com. [Going Home Today] Reference
The sentimental connotation of scab is as terrific as that of "traitor" or. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
But on closer investigation, however, it will be seen that the non - scab is a vanishing quantity. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
Would you call the scab organisation, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers part of the Labour Movement?. From Wordnik.com. [Shiraz Socialist] Reference
But on closer investigation, however, it will be seen that the non-scab is almost a vanishing quantity. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
A violent accession of noise proclaimed that the mob had broken through and was dragging a scab from a wagon. From Wordnik.com. [South of the Slot] Reference
A violent accession of noise proclaimed that the mob had broken through and was dragging a scab from a waggon. From Wordnik.com. [SOUTH OF THE SLOT] Reference
The labor scab is no more detestable to his brother laborers than is the capitalist scab to his brother capitalists. From Wordnik.com. [The Scab] Reference
A scab is a sore with a protective crust, which may heal with time and simple care. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
They are running into the aftermath of a disease called scab, the pecan's No. 1 enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference
If he does not he is rightly called a scab, even if he doesn't belong to the union at all. From Wordnik.com. [Sidney Percival Bunting]
Well now, as compared with things of a fungous nature, the scab is a good deal like typhoid fever. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
It said there were rumours that employers would employ so-called scab labour if the strike went ahead. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A scab is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a water brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
One kind of white blood cell is attacking them; others are making a scab, which is like your body's own bandage, and making new skin. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Simon Prager, PhD: Doctor-Parent Partnership for Maximizing Children's Health] Reference
The scab is everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [THE SCAB] Reference
The scab is powerless under terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [THE SCAB] Reference
Dorbyl Marine in Durban had recruited "scab" labour. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Iscor refused to comment on the issue of "scab" labour on. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He said the use of "scab" labour was not part of Transnet's contingency plans. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A whole bunch of folks got all wound up over whether Dawg was being a "scab" by writing for free. From Wordnik.com. [Let's talk about Dawg one more time.] Reference
This became known as a scab's charter. From Wordnik.com. [In Defence of Marxism] Reference
Soviet leader, while shouts of "scab" greet miners. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Calgary man among 30 dead in Iraq hotel blaze] Reference
Don't call any one "scab" or use abusive language of any kind. From Wordnik.com. [Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls] Reference
They know that many people will "scab" to feed their families. From Wordnik.com. [ColoradoPols.com - Front Page] Reference
How did "scab" come to mean someone who crosses picket lines during a strike?. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
"One thing was certain: no 'scab' from New Brighton should come over and take it.". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Grogan] Reference
From the WGA writer - ... quot; We love those lovable scabs, but a scab is a scab. ". From Wordnik.com. [With Stewart and Colbert, It's Do As We Say And Not As We Do] Reference
The modern trades union, in its treatment of a "scab," only presents another example. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Unfortunately the type of strike they called allowed the company to hire "scab" labor. From Wordnik.com. [Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories] Reference
"Idleness is the root of all evil," and had been reported as a "scab" and made to shut up. From Wordnik.com. [The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition] Reference
I'd rather be a 'scab' and working than a union guy picketing and crying that I lost my job!. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.pantagraph.com] Reference
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