scrag

Noun

1. (archaic) A thin or scrawny person or animal.
2. (archaic) The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
3. (archaic) The neck, especially of a sheep.
4. (Scotland) A scrog.
5. (UK, derogatory, slang) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
6. (Australia, derogatory, slang) A rough or unkempt woman.
7. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Verb

1. (colloquial, obsolete) To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
2. To harass; to manhandle.
3. To destroy or kill.

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian: skragg

Cognate with Swedish: skragge

Cognate with Danish: skrog

In summary

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

Synonyms

choke

garrotte

scrag end

garotte

skin and bones

garrote

neck

strangle

strangulate

throttle

thin person

hang

slaughter

spew

gorge

veal scallopini

suffocate

kill

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manhandle

maw

throat

neckband

Translations

boğarak öldürmek

étrangler

strangolare

escanyar

torcere il collo

individuo scheletrico

άσαρκο κόκκαλο

sufocar

أعدم

den Hals umdrehen

αδύνατος

λαιμός

Gerippe

ισχνό άτομο

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