scraw

/ (skrɑː) /

noun

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

Nearby words

scratching, scratching post, scratchplate, scratchproof, scratchy, scraw, scrawl, scrawler, scrawly, scrawny, 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