BESCRAWL

Etymology

Verb

bescrawl (third-person singular simple present bescrawls, present participle bescrawling, simple past and past participle bescrawled)

To cover with scrawls; to scribble over.

Anagrams

• becrawls

Source: Wiktionary


Be*scrawl", v. t.

Definition: To cover with scrawls; to scribble over. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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