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scraw

/ (skrɑː) /

noun

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

Nearby words

  1. scratching,
  2. scratching post,
  3. scratchplate,
  4. scratchproof,
  5. scratchy,
  6. scrawl,
  7. scrawler,
  8. scrawly,
  9. scrawny,
  10. scrawp

Word Origin for scraw

from Irish Gaelic scraith
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Examples 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