scrab/skɹæb/EtymologyFrom Middle French and Old French schrabben (“to scrape, scratch”), from Frankish *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”); compare Old High German skaban, Irish scríobann and sgrìoban.scrab means To scrape or scratch. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.verbTo scrape or scratch.nounA crabapple.