| Scrag (scrag) |
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| n. | (skr g) |
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| Scrag |
| [Cf. dial. Sw.
skraka a great dry tree, a long, lean man, Gael.
sgreagach dry, shriveled, rocky. See Shrink, and cf.
Scrog, Shrag, ] |
Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony
neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the
neck.
A rawboned person.
A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
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| Scrag (scrag) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Scrag |
| [Cf. Scrag.] |
To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the
neck; to kill by hanging.
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