scrag

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  2. noun lean end of the neck
  3. noun the lean end of a neck of veal

Etymology

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.

In classic literature

Synonyms

thin person, skin and bones

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