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spindleshanks vs scrag

scrag vs spindleshanks

spindleshanks and scrag both are nouns.

spindleshanks is not a verb while scrag is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spindleshanks Yes No No No
scrag Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scrag is a hypernym of spindleshanks; that is, scrag is a word with a broader meaning than spindleshanks:
  • spindleshanks: a thin person with long thin legs
  • scrag: a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
Other hypernyms of spindleshanks include skin and bones, thin person.
spindleshanks (noun) scrag (noun)
long thin legs the lean end of a neck of veal
a thin person with long thin legs lean end of the neck
a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
spindleshanks (verb) scrag (verb)
strangle with an iron collar
wring the neck of
Difference between spindleshanks and scrag

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