SCRAW, skraw, _n._ a turf, a sod. [Gael. _scrath_.]

SCRAWL, skrawl, _n._ (_U.S._) brushwood.

SCRAWL, skrawl, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to scrape, mark, or write irregularly or

hastily.--_n._ irregular or hasty writing: bad writing: a broken branch of

a tree: the young of the dog-crab.--_n._ SCRAWL'ER.--_adj._ SCRAWL'Y,

ill-formed. [A contr. of _scrabble_.]

SCRAWM, skrawm, _v.t._ (_prov._) to tear, to scratch. [Prob. Dut.

_schrammen_, _schram_, a rent.]

SCRAWNY, skraw'ni, _adj._ wasted: raw-boned.--_n._ SCRAW'NINESS.

[_Scranny_.]

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