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- Late Latin · derived fromscapello
- English todayscapple
Compare Old French eskaper, eschapler (“to cut, hew”), Late Latin scapello. Compare scabble.
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Today it means: To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry. Full definition →
Late Latin scapello