scabble

transitive verb

scab·​ble

ˈskabəl

variants or scapple

-apəl

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to work or shape roughly (as stone before leaving the quarry)

2

: to dress (as stone) in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing

Word History

Etymology

Middle English scaplen, from Middle French escapler to dress timber

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