SCRAW

Etymology

Noun

scraw (plural scraws)

A sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.

A turf covering the roof of a cottage beneath the thatch.

Anagrams

• Craws, craws

Source: Wiktionary


Scraw, n. Etym: [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf, green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath, sgroth, the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod.]

Definition: A turf. [Obs.] Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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