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Webster 1913 Edition

Scrog

Scrog

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Noun.
[Cf.
Scrag
, or Gael.
sgrogag
anything shriveled, from
sgrog
to compress, shrivel.]
A stunted shrub, bush, or branch.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Definition 2024

scrog

scrog

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Alternative forms

Noun

scrog ‎(plural scrogs)

  1. A stunted or shrivelled bush
  2. (heraldry) The branch of a tree, especially one used as a blazon in Scotland
  3. (Scotland) The crab-apple tree
  4. (dialect) A blackthorn

Etymology

Compare scrag, or Scottish Gaelic sgrogag ‎(“anything shriveled”), from sgrag ‎(“to compress, shrivel”).

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