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(skrb"b'l), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Scrabbled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Scrabbling ().] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. Scramble, Scrawl, v. t.] 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. Bunyan. 2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. 1 Sam. xxi. 13. Scrab"ble v. t.To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper. Scrab"ble n.The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble. スポンサード リンク
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