Scribe

skrlb, n. One who writes; esp., an official or public writer. (Jewish & Sacred Hist.) A writer and Screw-propeller. a doctor of the law one who read and explained the law to the people — v. [scribed (skrlbd), scribing.] (Carp.) To mark or by a rule or compa es; to (one edge of a board, etc.) to another edge, or to a surface. [F.; L. scriba, a scribe, scribere, scriptum, to write, orig. to scratch, cut slightly L. scrobs, a ditch (see Screw), scalpere, to cut, Gr. graphein =AS. grit fen = E. grave, q. v., E. ascribe, circumscribe, etc., — manuscript, nondescript, shrift, etc.] Scrib'ble, skrYb'bl, v. [-bled (-bid), -bling.] To write with haste, or without regard to correctne or elegance to or cover with worthle writing. — v. To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.— n. Carele writing. [Freq. scribe; cf. G. schreibler, a scribbler, schreiben, to write.] — Scrib'bler, n. One who scribbles; a writer of no reputation.— Scrip, n. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a certificate of stock subscribed to a company, or of a share of other joint property; one of the forms of certificate given in exchange for a loan. [Corrupt, of script.] — Script, n. (Laiv.) An original instrument or document. (Print.) A kind of type made in imitation of handwriting. ^£i? 'Z-t^^e t^4. rfit. [OF. escript, a writing, L. scriptum, thing written, neut. of p. p. of scribere.]— Scrip'tory, -to-rY, a. Ex-— pre ed in writing. [L. script or i us, fr. scribere.] Scripfure. Rkrip'ohur, n. Anything written; a linger or ink, then, toNboN, chair, get. 532 SCRIMMAGE 514 writing; the books of the Old and New Testament tion the Bible, —chiefly in pi. [OF. escripture,~L.scriptHra, — a writing, fern, of fut. p. of scribere.] — Script'ural, a a. Contained in the Scriptures according to the by Scriptures. — Scrip fur ist, n. One strongly attached skyde, to, or versed in, the Scriptures. —Scrive'ner, skriv Scuffle, ner, n. One who draws contracts or other writings, tween or who places money at interest; a copyist; notary. quarrel [OF. escrivain, It. scrivano, LL. scribanus, a notary, -fling.] fr. L. scriba.] to