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scrannel
[
skran
-l
]
Origin
scran·nel
/
ˈskræn
l
/
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[
skran
-l
]
Show IPA
adjective
Archaic
.
1.
thin or slight.
2.
squeaky or unmelodious.
Origin:
1630–40;
origin uncertain
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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scrannel
(ˈskræn
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
thin
2.
harsh
[C17: probably from Norwegian
skran
lean. Compare
scrawny
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
scrannel
"thin, meager," 1637; any modern use traces to John Milton ("Lycidas," 124), who may have invented it from dial. scranny (see
scrawny
). Or from a Scand. source akin to Norw. skran "rubbish."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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