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scrag-ends

scrag-ends is the plural of scrag-end.

Meaning of scrag-end

Noun

scrag-end (countable and uncountable, plural scrag-ends)

  1. Cheap cut of mutton or lamb.
    • When the entire joint, with the exception of the scrag-end (which should always be taken off), is cooked, proportionate time must be allowed for it.2011, Eliza Acton, The Elegant Economist
  2. Leftovers
    • He would not wilfully leave the scrag-ends of a property and a history without a man to take them up, and possibly bear them on to redemption ; who could tell what life might be in the stock yet ?1882, George Mac Donald, Castle Warlock, page 19
  3. Less desirable part
    • “Indeed, sir,” he added, “it is part of my orders not to set foot on the other side of that gate myself, not for one scrag-end of a minute1917, Arthur Machen, The Terror: A Fantasy, page 99
  4. Old useless person
    • Welcome, ye pitiful scrag-ends of the law!1853, Charles Harpur, The Bushrangers

Questions about scrag-ends

What is scrag-ends the plural of?
Scrag-ends is the plural of scrag-end.

Words near scrag-ends in the dictionary

  1. scrag end
  2. scrag ends
  3. scrag whale
  4. scrag whales
  5. scrag-end
  6. scrag-ends
  7. scrage
  8. scrages
  9. scragged
  10. scraggedness
  11. scraggier

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