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Search phrase: scab

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor I.i.164.1Make yourselves scabs?Make your selues Scabs.
CymbelineCym III.iv.81Obedient as the scabbard. What is here?Obedient as the Scabbard. What is heere,
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.268Wart, th'art a good scab. Hold, there's a tester for thee.Wart, thou art a good Scab: hold, there is a Tester for thee.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.60Here in my scabbard, meditating thatHere in my Scabbard, meditating, that
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.98would a scab follow.would a scabbe follow.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.124It is in my scabbard; shall I draw it?It is in my scabberd, shall I draw it?
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.28loathsomest scab in Greece.lothsom'st scab in Greece.
Twelfth NightTN II.v.74Out, scab!Out scab.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.268such a firago. I had a pass with him, rapier, scabbardsuch a firago: I had a passe with him, rapier, scabberd,

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Glossary

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crust overencrust with sores, cover with scabs
measlesscabs; or: lepers
pilcher[contemptuous] scabbard
scabscurvy fellow, scoundrel, villain
scald, scall, scauldcontemptible, vile, scabby
scallcontemptible, vile, scabby
scauldcontemptible, vile, scabby
tettercover the skin with scabs

Thesaurus

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cover the skin with scabstetter
scabbardpilcher
scabbyscald, scall, scauld
scabsmeasles
scabs, cover the skin withtetter
scabs, cover withcrust over
skin, cover with scabstetter

Themes and Topics

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Weapons...lade pilcher tn iii i 33 scabbard poniard ham v ii 147 ...
...sting the sign of a gentleman scabbard tn iii iv 268 [as in modern e...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SCABBASICscab n
SCABBARDBASICscabbard n

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