Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Scobby

Scob″by (?), n. The chaffinch.

1649

Scobiform

Scob″i‐form (?), a. [L. scobs, or scobis, sawdust, scrapings + -form: cf. F. scobiforme.] Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings.

1650

Scobs

Scobs, n. sing. & pl. [L. scobs, or scobis, fr. scabere to scrape.] 1. Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance. Chambers.2. The dross of metals.

1651

Scoff

Scoff (?; 115), n. [OE. scof; akin to OFries. schof, OHG. scoph, Icel. skaup, and perh. to E. shove.] 1. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, co...

1652

Scoff (2)

Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Scoffed (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n.Scoffing.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See Scoff, n.] To show insolent ri...

1653

Scoff (3)

Scoff, v. t. To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.To scoff religion is ridiculously proud and immodest. Glanvill.

1654

Scoffer

Scoff″er (?), n. One who scoffs. 2 Pet. iii. 3.

1655

Scoffery

Scoff″er‐y (?), n. The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. Holinshed.

1656

Scoffingly

Scoff″ing‐ly, adv. In a scoffing manner. Broome.

1657

Scoke

Scoke (?), n.(Bot.) Poke (Phytolacca decandra).

1658

Scolay

Sco‐lay″ (?), v. i. See Scoley.

1659

Scold

Scold (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Scolded; p. pr. & vb. n.Scolding.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde.] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl...

1660

Scold (2)

Scold, v. t. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.

1661

Scold (3)

Scold, n. 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak.2. A scolding; a brawl.

1662

Scolder

Scold″er (?), n. 1. One who scolds.2. (Zoöl.) (a) The oyster catcher; — so called from its shrill cries. (b) The old squaw.

1663

Scolding

Scold″ing, a. & n. from Scold, v.Scolding bridle, an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2.

1664

Scoldingly

Scold″ing‐ly, adv. In a scolding manner.

1665

Scole

Scole (?), n. School. Chaucer.

1666

Scolecida

‖Sco‐le″ci‐da (? or?), n. pl. [NL. See Scolex.] (Zoöl.) Same as Helminthes.

1667

Scolecite

Scol″e‐cite (? or?; 277), n. [Gr. σκώληξ, -ηκοσ, a worm, earthworm.] (Min.) A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate ...

1668

Scolecomorpha

‖Sco‐le′co‐mor″pha (�), n. pl. [NL. See Scolex, -morphous.] (Zoöl.) Same as Scolecida.

1669

Scolex

‖Sco″lex (?), n.; pl.Scoleces (#). [NL., from Gr. σκώληξ worm, grub.] (Zoöl.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a ta...

1670

Scoley

Sco‐ley″ (?), v. i. [Cf. OF. escoler to teach. See School.] To go to school; to study. Chaucer.

1671

Scoliosis

‖Sco′li‐o″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. σκολιόσ crooked.] (Med.) A lateral curvature of the spine.

1672

Scolithus

‖Scol″i‐thus (? or?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. σκώληξ a worm + λίθοσ a stone.] (Paleon.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine...

1673

Scollop

Scol″lop (?), n. & v. See Scallop.

1674

Scolopacine

Scol′o‐pa″cine (?), a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Scolopacidæ, or Snipe family.