scrag

n 1: lean end of the neck

2: the lean end of a neck of veal [syn: {scrag end}]

v 1: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during

the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: {garrotte}, {garotte}]

2: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: {choke}]

scag

To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the

file system or by causing media damage.

Compare {scrog}, {roach}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-16)