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scraw

/ (skrɑː) /

noun

Irish a sod from the surface of a peat bog or from a field

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Word Origin for scraw

from Irish Gaelic scraith

Words nearby scraw

scratch the surface, scratch together, scratch video, scratch wig, scratchy, scraw, scrawl, scrawler, scrawly, scrawny, scrawp
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Example sentences from the Web for scraw

  • Poor old Cinder riding the nightmare, and dreaming about the Scraw!

    Cormorant Crag|George Manville Fenn

  • But to reach the mighty cliffs overhanging the Scraw was not an easy task.

    Cormorant Crag|George Manville Fenn

  • I thought it led down into the Scraw cove, but we must be lower than that.

    Cormorant Crag|George Manville Fenn

  • Scraw; a grassy sod cut from a grassy or boggy surface and often dried for firing; also called scrahoge (with diminutive g).

    English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce