scraggle

noun

scrag·​gle

ˈskragəl,

-raig-

plural -s

: sparse or ragged growth

scraggles of grass

scraggle of fresh beard

—Conrad Richter

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from scraggled, scraggling, scraggly

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