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/skɹɔː//skɹɑː/

noun

A sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.

OriginIrish scrath →
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Meanings

nounscraw (plural scraws)

plural scraws · alternative scragh

  1. IrelandarchaicA sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
  2. Such a turf covering the roof of a cottage beneath the thatch.

Origin

  1. Irishscrath“a turf”
  2. Englishscraw

From Irish scrath (“a turf”), sgraith (“a turf, green sod”), akin to Scottish Gaelic sgrath, sgroth (“the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod”).

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APA

scraw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraw

MLA

“scraw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scraw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraw.

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