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Definition of scab duty in English: scab duty(also scab patrol) noun mass nounAustralian informal The task of picking up litter on school premises, given to a pupil as a punishment. he pushed past a few gloomy-looking punkettes doing scab duty out front Example sentencesExamples - I asked a lot of questions about God that usually resulted in my being caned and given scab duty.
- You used to have to do scab duty, until the do-gooders said it was inhumane.
- They had been subject to sustained mental abuse from a so-called scab patrol.
- I was talking in class, and the teacher gave me scab duty.
- In some schools, scab duty was a routine every kid did each month or two.
- It is his second week on scab duty.
- Any minor misdemeanour would result in scab duty at lunchtime.
- Scab duty was a pain, and we could see everyone else enjoying recess or lunch.
- Did you ever do scab duty at school if you got in trouble, and did it scar you for life?
- At school in the old days, we had scab duty, and you soon learnt not to mess up.
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