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scapple

Pronunciation: /ˈskæp.əl/

The English word “scapple” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.
  2. To dress (e.g. stone) in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing.

Etymology

Compare Old French eskaper, eschapler (“to cut, hew”), Late Latin scapello. Compare scabble.

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