bostela — meaning in English
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English meaning
- scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
Senses
bostela is used for these senses in English:
- scab An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
scab — full definition
- noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
- noun An insulting term for a worker who continues working, or takes a striking worker's job, during a labour strike.
- verb To act as a strikebreaker.