Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scribble
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scribble
1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. write carelessly or hurriedly. 2 intr. often derog. be an author or writer. 3 intr. & tr. draw carelessly or meaninglessly. --n. 1 a scrawl. 2 a hasty note etc. 3 careless handwriting. Derivatives scribbler n. scribbly adj. Etymology: ME f. med.L scribillare dimin. of L scribere write 2. v.tr. card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely. Etymology: prob. f. LG: cf. G schrubbeln (in the same sense), frequent. f. LG schrubben: see SCRUB(1)
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verb (~d; scribbling) Etymology: Middle English scriblen, from Medieval Latin scribillare, from Latin scribere to write Date: 15th century transitive verb to write hastily or carelessly without regard to legibility or form, to cover with careless or worthless writings or drawings, intransitive verb to write or draw hastily and carelessly, ~ noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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