scrag

[ skrag ]

/ skræg /

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noun

a lean or scrawny person or animal.

the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton.

Slang. the neck of a human being.

verb (used with object), scragged, scrag·ging.

Slang. to wring the neck of; hang; garrote.

Metallurgy. to test (spring steel) by bending.

Origin of scrag

First recorded in 1535–45; obscurely akin to crag²

Words nearby scrag

SCPO, SCQF, SCR, scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb

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Example sentences from the Web for scrag

Stew a pound and a half of scrag of mutton, with three pints of water till reduced to a quart.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Lay a fowl, or a few bones of the scrag of veal, seasoned, into a dish.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
He was probably foolish enough to tell others, and the word was pasted to scrag you before you could get to it.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
Soak a neck of mutton in water for an hour, cut off the scrag, and put it into a stewpot, with two quarts of water.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

That in itself seemed suspicious, so I followed you to the house and saw Peters scrag you.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane|Dorothy Wayne

British Dictionary definitions for scrag

scrag

/ (skræɡ) /

noun

a thin or scrawny person or animal

the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton

informal the neck of a human being

verb scrags, scragging or scragged (tr)

informal to wring the neck of; throttle

Word Origin for scrag

C16: perhaps variant of crag; related to Norwegian skragg, German Kragen collar

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	scrag
释义	scrag [ skrag ] / skræg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scrag ON THESAURUS.COM noun a lean or scrawny person or animal. the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton. Slang. the neck of a human being. verb (used with object), scragged, scrag·ging. Slang. to wring the neck of; hang; garrote. Metallurgy. to test (spring steel) by bending. Origin of scrag First recorded in 1535–45; obscurely akin to crag² Words nearby scrag SCPO, SCQF, SCR, scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrag Stew a pound and a half of scrag of mutton, with three pints of water till reduced to a quart. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton Lay a fowl, or a few bones of the scrag of veal, seasoned, into a dish. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton He was probably foolish enough to tell others, and the word was pasted to scrag you before you could get to it. The Wreckers\|Francis Lynde Soak a neck of mutton in water for an hour, cut off the scrag, and put it into a stewpot, with two quarts of water. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton That in itself seemed suspicious, so I followed you to the house and saw Peters scrag you. Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane\|Dorothy Wayne British Dictionary definitions for scrag scrag / (skræɡ) / noun a thin or scrawny person or animal the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton informal the neck of a human being verb scrags, scragging or scragged (tr) informal to wring the neck of; throttle Word Origin for scrag C16: perhaps variant of crag; related to Norwegian skragg, German Kragen collar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scrag stretch, execute, hoist, swing, noose, lynch, gibbet, string up
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scrag

noun

verb (used with object), scragged, scrag·ging.

Origin of scrag

Words nearby scrag

Example sentences from the Web for scrag

British Dictionary definitions for scrag

noun

verb scrags, scragging or scragged (tr)

Word Origin for scrag

Words related to scrag