scobs

Scobs, skobz, n. sawdust: shavings: dross of metals.—adj.

Materiem, unde Assulæ, 11. cadunt, & serrat Serrâ, 12. ubi Scobs, 13. decidit.

‘Scope,’ or ‘scobs’ as it appears in Herd, means a gag, and was apparently used to prevent her from crying out.

The school consisted of four boarders and six backward sons of gentlemen resident in the town, and assembled daily in a large outhouse furnished with desks of a peculiar pattern, known to us as "scobs."

See badness. rash, a. incautious, precipitate, overhasty, indiscreet, inconsiderate, impulsive, temerarious, madcap, headlong, foolhardy, unwary, reckless. rash, n. exanthema, eruption, efflorescence. rashness, n. temerity, precipitancy, indiscretion, incaution, recklessness. rasp, v. grate, file; offend. rasping, a. grating.--n. pl. scobs. rate, v. estimate, value, appraise; assess; scold, censure, chide, berate, reprove. ratification, n. confirmation, sanction, substantiation, corroboration. ratify, v. confirm, sanction, substantiate, corroborate. ration, n. allowance, portion, allotment. rational, a. reasoning; intelligent, sane, sound, judicious, wise, reasonable, equitable.