Middle English Dictionary Entry

scabbed(e adj.
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Note: Cp. shabbed(e adj.
1.
(a) Afflicted with scabies; suffering from some eruptive skin disease; scabby, mangy, etc.; (b) of the eyelids: suffering from redness, itching, inflammation, etc.; (c) inflamed; purulent, ulcerated; (d) having a scab; (e) fig. afflicted (with sin); (f) in terms of contempt: dirty; contemptible, wretched.
2.
(a) Of animals, parts of their bodies, or hawks: afflicted with a type of mange; covered with sores; also fig.; (b) in sayings involving animals; (c) of resin: ?rough, lumpy; ?blotchy; of parts of vines: scurfy, scaly.