SCROG

Etymology

Noun

scrog (countable and uncountable, plural scrogs)

A stunted or shrivelled bush.

Brushwood.

(heraldry) The branch of a tree, especially one used as a blazon in Scotland.

(Scotland) The crab-apple tree.

(dialect) A blackthorn.

Source: Wiktionary


Scrog, n. Etym: [Cf. Scrag, or Gael. sgrogag anything shriveled, from sgrag to compress, shrivel.]

Definition: A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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