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scrag
[skrag]
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)
Slang.to wring the neck of; hang; garrote.
Metallurgy.to test (spring steel) by bending.
scrag
/ æɡ /
noun
a thin or scrawny person or animal
the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton
informalthe neck of a human being
verb
informalto wring the neck of; throttle
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scrag1
Example Sentences
I certainly think any peace settlement that came about would result in Ukraine losing a lot of its territory and really being scragged as a country.
For this she was put to scragging, second-picking the bushes that had a few inferior puffs left on the twigs by swifter hands than hers.
Petri takes it but he’s scragged and knocks on on halfway.
He steps and goes, but is well scragged on halfway by Denton.
After all, eggs hatched at 40 plus, like mine, represent the scrag end of the market.
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