[scrag] n [perh. alter. of
[2]crag] (1542) 1: a rawboned or scrawny person or animal
2: the lean end of a neck of mutton or veal; broadly: neck--called also scrag end
[2]scrag vt scragged ; scrag.ging (1756) 1 a: to execute by hanging or garroting b: to wring the neck of
2. a: choke b: manhandle 1 c: kill, murder