scrog

[ skrog ]
/ skrɒg /

noun Scot. and North England.

any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
scrogs, underbrush; brushwood.

Origin of scrog

1350–1400; Middle English skrogg; probably akin to scrag

OTHER WORDS FROM scrog

scrog·gy, adjective

Words nearby scrog

scrobiculate, scrod, scrofula, scrofuloderma, scrofulous, scrog, scroggin, scroll, scroll bone, scroll foot, scroll saw

Example sentences from the Web for scrog

  • He was aware that every tuft of reed and scrog of wood concealed a spear or a bowman.

    The Path of the King |John Buchan

  • Once I found a scrog of juniper with firm roots, and this gave me a great lift.

    Prester John |John Buchan

  • Half way down there is a scrog of wood, dwarf alders and hawthorn, which makes an arch over the path.

    Prester John |John Buchan