Scrabble

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.

II. Scrabble ·vt To mark with irregular lines or letters; to Scribble; as, to scrabble paper.

III. Scrabble ·vt To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to Scribble; to Scrawl.

IV. Scrabble ·vt To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to Scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree.

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