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scrag

UK/skɹaɡ/ US/skɹæɡ/ uncommon archaic obsolete slang uk
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

lean end of the neck

2.

the lean end of a neck of veal

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verb

1.

strangle with an iron collar

  • “people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain”
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2.

wring the neck of

  • “The man choked his opponent”
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Origin

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.

Phrases

  • scrag end
  • scrag whale

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