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scrog

[ skrog ]
/ skrÉ’g /
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noun Scot. and North England.
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
scrogs, underbrush; brushwood.
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Origin of scrog

1350–1400; Middle English skrogg; probably akin to scrag

OTHER WORDS FROM scrog

scroggy, adjective

Words nearby scrog

scrobble, scrobiculate, scrod, scrofula, scrofulous, scrog, scroggin, scroll, scroll foot, scrollhead, scroll saw
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How to use scrog in a sentence

  • Once I found a scrog of juniper with firm roots, and this gave me a great lift.

    Prester John|John Buchan

  • Half way down there is a scrog of wood, dwarf alders and hawthorn, which makes an arch over the path.

    Prester John|John Buchan

  • He was aware that every tuft of reed and scrog of wood concealed a spear or a bowman.

    The Path of the King|John Buchan
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