scybala

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύβαλα (skúbala), plural of σκύβαλον (skúbalon).

Noun

scybala pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete, medicine) a hardened mass of feces

Usage notes

• Sometimes treated as singular, with a plural scybalas.

References

• “scybala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.