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scrag

noun

  1. a lean, scrawny person or animal
  2. a thin, stunted tree or plant
  3. the neck, or back of the neck, of mutton, veal, etc.
  4. Slang the human neck

transitive verb scragged, scragging

Slang to choke or wring the neck of; hang; throttle; garrote

See scrag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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