2. Lean and rough; scragged. "His sinewy, scraggy neck." Sir W. Scott.
SCRAGLY
Scrag"ly, a.
Defn: See Scraggy.
SCRAG-NECKED
Scrag"-necked`, a.
Defn: Having a scraggy neck.
SCRAMBLE
Scram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scrambling.] Etym: [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with
the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]
1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired. Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. Milton.
SCRAMBLE
Scram"ble, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe.