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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScabble
/ˈskæb.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To dress, shape, or rough-hew a stone surface using a special pick or chisel.
"The mason used a broad-axe to scabble the face of the ashlar block before installation."
- 1
The act or process of rough-dressing stone, or the stone chips resulting from this process.
"The courtyard was littered with the coarse scabble left behind by the stonecutters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an iterative or frequentative form of the Middle English 'scaben' (to scrape), originating from Old Norse 'skafa' and Proto-Germanic '*skabaną'. Historically used in masonry and stonework to describe the process of dressing or rough-hewing stone surfaces with a specialized chisel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scabble" is said worldwide
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ébaucher
Transliteration: /e.bo.ʃe/
"Le tailleur de pierre a commencé à ébaucher le bloc de granit."
behauen
Transliteration: /bəˈhaʊ̯ən/
"Der Steinmetz muss den Sandstein sorgfältig behauen."
scarpellare
Transliteration: /skar.pelˈla.re/
"L'artigiano ha iniziato a scarpellare la pietra grezza."
desbastar
Transliteration: /des.βasˈtaɾ/
"Es necesario desbastar el bloque de piedra antes de colocarlo."
desbastar
Transliteration: /deʃ.bɐsˈtaɾ/
"O canteiro começou a desbastar a rocha com precisão."
तराशना
Transliteration: tarashna
"राजगीर ने पत्थर को खुरदुरा तराशना शुरू कर दिया।"
粗凿
Transliteration: cū záo
"石匠开始对大理石进行粗凿。"
다듬다
Transliteration: dadeumda
"석공이 거친 돌을 대충 다듬기 시작했다."
粗削りする
Transliteration: arakezuri suru
"石工は建築用の石材を粗削りし始めた。"
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