scrag
[ skrag ]
/ skræg /
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
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British Dictionary definitions for scragged
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