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scăbellum (scăbillum), i, n. dim. [scamnum; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 12].

  1. I. A low stool, footstool, cricket, Varr. L. L. 5, 35, 46 fin.; Cato, R. R. 10, 4; Vulg. Psa. 98, 5; id. Isa. 66, 1.
  2. II. Transf., an instrument of the nature of the castanet, played on by the foot, esp. used in dramatic representations, Cic. Cael. 27, 65; Suet. Calig. 54; Arn. 2, 73; Aug. Mus. 3 init.

scăbĭdus, a, um, adj. [scabies], scabby, mangy, itchy (post-class.).

  1. I. Lit.: palpebrae, Marc. Emp. 8.
  2. II. Trop.: concupiscentia, Tert. Anim. 38.

scăbĭes, em, ē, f. [scabo], a roughness, scurf.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen. (very rare): ferri (with robigo), Verg. G. 2, 220 (cf.: scabra robigo pilorum, id. ib. 1, 495): mali, Juv. 5, 153: vetusta cariosae testae, filth, App. M. 9, p. 220, 11; cf. Vulg. Lev. 13, 6.
    2. B. In partic., as a disease, the scab, manage, itch, Cels. 5, 28, 16; Lucil. ap. Non. 160, 21; Cato, R. R. 5, 7; Col. 6, 13, 1; 6, 31, 2; 7, 5, 5; Verg. G. 3, 441; Juv. 2, 80; 8, 34; Hor. A. P. 453 et saep.
      Of plants, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 225; 19, 10, 57, § 176; 31, 3, 21, § 33.
      Scabies, the itch, personified and worshipped as a divinity, acc. to Prud. Ham. 220.
  2. II. Trop. (acc. to I. B.), an itching, longing, pruriency (very rare): cujus (voluptatis) blanditiis corrupti, quae naturā bona sunt, quia dulcedine hac et scabie carent, non cernunt satis, * Cic. Leg. 1, 17, 47; so, scabies et contagia lucri, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 14: nos hac a scabie (sc. rodendi, detrectandi) tenemus ungues, Mart. 5, 60, 11; so of lust, id. 6, 37, 4; 11, 7, 6.

‡ scăbillārĭi, ōrum, m. [scabillum], players on the scabellum, Inscr. Orell. 2643; so ib. 4117.

scăbillum, i, v. scabellum.

* scăbĭŏla, ae, f. dim. [scabies], the scab, the itch, Aug. adv. Julian. 4, 13.

scăbĭōsus, a, um, adj. [scabies] (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Rough, scurfy: coralium, Plin. 32, 2, 11, § 22: far, old, spoiled, Pers. 5, 74.
  2. II. Scabby, mangy: boves, Col.11,2,83: (homo), Pers. 2, 13: anguli (oculorum), Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 36: macies mulorum, App. M. 9, p. 223.

* scăbĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [scabies, II.), an itching, irritation.
Trop., of anger: omnem scabitudinem animi delere, sine cicatrice, Petr. 99, 2.