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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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