scrog
Americannoun
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any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
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scrogs, underbrush; brushwood.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of scrog
1350–1400; Middle English skrogg; probably akin to scrag
Example Sentences
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John was one day lying under a bush in the scrog, when he was aware of a collie on the far hillside skulking down through the deepest of the heather with obtrusive stealth.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
A sturdy figure came down through the scrog of hazel and revealed itself as his neighbour of the Dodhead.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
Half way down there is a scrog of wood, dwarf alders and hawthorn, which makes an arch over the path.
From Prester John by Buchan, John
Out over cairn and moss, Out over scrog and scaur, He ran as runs the clansman That bears the cross of war.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
“Scrogie Touchwood, if you please,” said the senior; “the scrog branch first, for it must become rotten ere it become touchwood—ha, ha, ha!—you take me.”
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
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