scab
n.— «Cook also said in some areas, notably on Warren and Fifth streets, when companies would need to replace bricks, they would take the brick out and pour in concrete, making what is known as a scab.» —“What are your streets made of?” by Katie Schwendeman Marietta Register (Ohio) July 29, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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