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Scapple

Scap′ple

(skăp′p’l)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. OF.
eskapeler
,
eschapler
, to cut, hew, LL.
scapellare
. Cf.
Scabble
.]
(a)
To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.
(b)
To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone.
Gwilt.

Definition 2024


scapple

scapple

English

Verb

scapple (third-person singular simple present scapples, present participle scappling, simple past and past participle scappled)

  1. To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.
  2. To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone.
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