scrag
/skræɡ/
noun
- A thin, bony person or animal.
- The stray cat was a scrag, with its ribs showing through its fur.
- The old dog was nothing but a scrag after weeks without food.
- He was a tall scrag of a man, all elbows and knees.
- The lean, bony end of a neck of mutton or other meat.
- She boiled the scrag with vegetables for a hearty soup.
- The butcher saved the scrag for making broth.
- Scrag is often used in stews because it becomes tender when cooked slowly.
Synonyms
verb
- To kill or destroy something, especially in a rough or violent way.
- The mechanic scragged the old engine and replaced it with a new one.
- In the old story, the knight scragged the dragon with a single blow.
- The farmer had to scrag the injured chicken to end its suffering.
- To hang someone by the neck; to execute by hanging.
- The historical account described how the traitor was scragged at dawn.
- In the Wild West, outlaws were sometimes scragged by vigilantes.
- The pirate captain threatened to scrag any mutineers.