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The lean end of a neck of veal.

The compatriot of Rachel was wrapping up a scrag of mutton. 
 Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People 

Now, perhaps you know somebody who is a scrag in society. 
 The Golden Censer / Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the f... 

Hunt for the spirit of the coming ruction and try to scrag it! 
 King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure 

No wan iver seed a scrag of her after that. 
 Fort Desolation: Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land 

And now I've done it, you want to scrag me. 
 The Keeper of the Door 

Clarice was inwardly convinced that Vivian belonged to the scrag end, so far as character went. 
 A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him 

Take one pound of the scrag end of the neck of veal and four quarts of water. 
 Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ... 

I have often heard of Cook's recipes saying, "Take the scrag end of a piece of mutton." 
 The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland 

I guess it is Gulbert bringing me some sour water and the scrag end of a mutton bone to gnaw on. 
 Scarlet 

Choose a cut such a scrag end of lamb, now called neck fillet, or shoulder, that can withstand the extended cooking time. 
 The Irish Times 

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