01 n. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.
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1.
Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.“Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a scrag of mutton on silver.” — Thackeray.
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2.
A rawboned person.[Low]
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3.
A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
Phrases & compounds
Scrag whale —
a North Atlantic whalebone whale (Agaphelus gibbosus). By some it is considered the young of the right whale.