Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle. · To harass; to manhandle. · To destroy or kill.
A thin or scrawny person or animal. · The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end. · The neck, especially of a sheep. · A scrog.
Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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