Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrag end

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: scrag end
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheap primal cut of lamb or mutton that comes from the forepart of the neck and is typically used in soups or stews.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The scraps of something; the leftover bits.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The less desirable part of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person who is old and weak or useless.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By classifying van Niekerk's food on a par with scrag ends of cheese and half-tins of sardines, we managed to eat a surprising number of omelets of a surprising number of varieties: caviare omelet, grouse omelet, roll-mop omelet, almost anything that could be chopped up and served between folds of egg was added to the list ."
"Perhaps they did not get rid of scrag ends, the damaged notes that are kept in bank tills."
"He makes strong rope and may you be hanged in the scrag end of it!"
"The Lord Holders send the scrag ends of their own herds for the dragons' herds."
"The scrag end of Europe!"
"One of his favourite " tips " to me was " Pay for brains, my boy, let the others have the scrag ends, and always let your vehicles be an advertisement to your Stores ""

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrag ends (plural) scrag-end (alternative)

Synonyms

scrag

Questions

What does scrag end mean?: A cheap primal cut of lamb or mutton that comes from the forepart of the neck and is typically used in soups or stews.

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