Irish dialect word for a nasty, painful scratch — the kind you get from thorns, brambles, or an angry cat. A scrawb isn't a gentle graze; it's a proper deep scratch that stings and leaves a mark. The word itself has a rough, clawing sound that matches the sensation perfectly. It's a vivid, expressive term from Irish rural vernacular that captures discomfort in a way 'scratch' just doesn't quite manage.
I got a terrible scrawb on my arm pushing through the hedge to get the football back.
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(Irish) a severe scratch.
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