Scrag

·noun A rawboned person.

II. Scrag ·noun A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

III. Scrag ·add. ·vt To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging.

IV. Scrag ·noun Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.