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▪ I. shrag, n. Obs. exc. dial.|ʃræg|
Also 5 schragge, 6–7 shragge.
[A parallel form to scrag n.2 (see scr-). Cf. shrig, shrog.]
†1. A rag, tatter. Obs.
a1400[see shred n. 3].
2. A twig; a branch lopped off; also, occas. a bush or low tree. dial.
1552Huloet, Shragge of trees, sarmenta. 1605Verstegan Dec. Intell. ix. 285 A kynd of breach or valey down a slope from the syde of a hill, where comonly shragges and trees do grow. 1642D. Rogers Naaman 23 Absolon is snatcht up by his long head locks, by a shrag of an oake. Ibid. 185 If they lose their hooke upon a shrag of triall and temptation. 1823E. Moor Suffolk Words, Shrags, the ends of sticks—of the birchen twigs in a broom; or of whins or furze... The clippings of live fences.
▪ II. shrag, v.|ʃræg|
Also 5 schragge, schregge, 6 shragge, 9 shreg.
[f. shrag n.]
trans. To lop, trim, prune.
c1440Promp. Parv. 448/2 Schredyn, or schragge trees, sarculo. 1552Huloet, Twygges or boughes of trees cut of, or shragged, sarmenta. Ibid., Shragge vnder so that the sunne maye come to the ground, subluco. 1647Hexham i, To Shrag, lubben ofte snijden. 1847Halliwell, Shreg, to lop trees. Somerset.
Hence † ˈshragger, a trimmer or pruner of trees; ˈshragging vbl. n., that which is lopped off (also attrib.).
c1440Promp. Parv. 449/1 Schreggare, sarculator. Ibid., Schreggynge, idem quod schredynge [putamen]. c1460Ibid. (Winch. MS.) 401 Schraggyng, idem quod schreggyng. 1900Oxf. Times 1 Dec. 2/3, 1,500 shragging fagots. |