Scrag-End
/ˈskræɡ ˌɛnd/noun
The tough, bony end of a neck or a cut of meat from that part.
Did you know?The first element, scrag, has long meant a bony or scrawny neck, and in older English it could also mean to hang someone by the neck, giving the word a grim, execution-adjacent edge.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
scragge
“A bony neck or a thin, lean person; later also a rough or stumpy part of a thing.”
17th Century
English
scrag
“A neck or throat, especially a thin or sinewy one; also to hang by the neck.”
17th Century
English
scrag-end
“The neck-end of a carcass, especially a tough cut of meat.”
Modern English
English
scrag-end
“The bony end of a neck or the neck cut of meat.”