See Also: shab(1)(dictionary)
shab(2)(dictionary)
shab-rag(dictionary)

aneous (iou) and shab(2) (iou)


aneous (iou)



-aneous suffix.
[from Latin -aneus: see -EOUS, -OUS.]
Forming adjectives from Latin words in -aneus, as cutaneous, miscellaneous.

shab(2) (iou)



shab verb. slang & dial. Now rare or obsolete. Infl. -bb-. L17.
[Origin uncertain: sense perh. rel. to SHAB noun 2.]
verb trans. Foll. by off:
a. Get (a person) out of the way, get rid of. L17.
b. Put (a person) off with something inferior or unsatisfactory. Cf. FOB verb1 2a. M19.
verb intrans. Slink away, sneak off. L17.