schurft

Definitions of schurft
  1. noun
    a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
    synonyms: baardschimmel, baardschurft, scabiës
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    type of:
    dierenziekte
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
  2. noun
    the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
    synonyms: roof, zwartwerker
  3. noun
    someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
    synonyms: onderkruiper, rat, roof, stakingbreker, werkwillige, zwartwerker
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    type of:
    arbeider, arbeidskracht, kracht, loontrekker, tewerkgestelde, werkkracht, werkmier, werknemer
    a person who works at a specific occupation
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