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- noun Scotland Plural form of
scrag .
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You're supposed to call us all fat Midwestern scrags and misspell words a lot so we can continue to make fun of you. ahahahaahahahahahahahahah STONEY!!!!!
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And sometimes its just too amusing to watch blog scrags and making sensible comments would just spoil the fun.
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Carefully trim the scrags of mutton, remove the pith from the bones, and wipe with a damp cloth; break these and the shank bones into very small pieces; put them into an enamelled saucepan, well covered with cold water; add a teaspoonful of salt, stand on the stove, and when it boils up remove the scum very carefully.
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Here the chalk of the Sussex backbone (which has been plumped over and sleeked by the flesh of the valley) juts forth, like the scrags of
Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004
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“Simply ran into his pails — as anyone might,” said Mr. Polly, “and out he comes and scrags me!”
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It was simple enough for THEM to imitate nature; and here followed several merry tales of the ruses “the scrags” resorted to.
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There were white houses covered in the scrags of last year's vines and decked with bright geraniums and bougainvillea; mules were ploughing; boiler-suited growers were bent bum-up amid perfect lines of vegetables; a palm tree shaded the road where hens were swimming in the dust.
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Three sorry scrags tried to sneak through on the last shift.
Betrayal Lois Tilton 2000
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Carefully trim the scrags of mutton, remove the pith from the bones, and wipe with a damp cloth; break these and the shank bones into very small pieces; put them into an enamelled saucepan, well covered with cold water; add a teaspoonful of salt, stand on the stove, and when it boils up remove the scum very carefully.
The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Philip E. Muskett
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Our scanty mutton scrags on Fridays, and rather more savoury, but grudging, portions of the same flesh, rotten-roasted or rare, on the Tuesdays.
Quotations 1919
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