| 释义 |
scabble in British English (ˈskæbəl) verb(transitive) to shape (stone) roughly Word origin C17: from earlier scapple, from French escapler to shape (timber) scabble in American English (ˈskæbəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈscabbled or ˈscabbling to dress or shape (stone) roughly Word origin earlier scapple < ME scaplen, aphetic < OFr escapeler, to dress timber < es- (< L ex), intens. + chapler, to cut < Gmc * kappan, to split |