n. & v.
--n.
1. (also scrag-end) the inferior end of a neck of mutton.
2 a skinny person or animal.
3 colloq. a person's neck.
--v.tr. (scragged, scragging) sl.
1. strangle, hang.
2 seize roughly by the neck.
3 handle roughly; beat up.
Etymology: perh. alt. f. dial. crag neck, rel. to MDu. craghe, MLG krage