Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A scaly eruption of the skin or scalp.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Mean; paltry.
  • noun A scaly eruption on the skin; scab; scurf; scabbiness.
  • noun In mining, loose ground; rock which easily becomes loosened, on account of its scaly or foliated structure.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.
  • adjective obsolete Scabby; scurfy.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Old Norse skalli, a bald head; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • TSX stand for tripple shock x bullet. a full copper bullet with a scall conical opening that allows for expansion in the absence of a lead core ... however I would NOT throw this in the same category as traditional hollow points, it is something compleetely different and one of themost solidly constructed bullets on the market.

    Can I use a 25-06 with 115 gr winchester silver balistic tip for Elk 2009

  • TSX stand for tripple shock x bullet. a full copper bullet with a scall conical opening that allows for expansion in the absence of a lead core ... however I would NOT throw this in the same category as traditional hollow points, it is something compleetely different and one of themost solidly constructed bullets on the market.

    Can I use a 25-06 with 115 gr winchester silver balistic tip for Elk 2009

  • But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

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