different between scran vs nosebag

English

Alternative forms

• skran (Scotland)

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”). Compare Icelandic skran (“junk”).

Pronunciation

• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /sk?an/

Noun

scran (uncountable)

1. (slang) Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.

   Synonyms: (Geordie) scrawn; see also Thesaurus:food

2. refuse; rubbish

Derived terms

• bad scran to someone
• scrannish

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN

Verb

scran (third-person singular simple present scrans, present participle scranning, simple past and past participle scranned)

1. (slang, Liverpudlian) to eat

Anagrams

• Carns, cRNAs, carns, crans, crnas, narcs, scRNA, scarn, scrna

English

Alternative forms

• nose-bag
• nose bag

Etymology

nose +? bag.

Noun

nosebag (plural nosebags)

1. A round sack or bag to feed for a horse, mule, ox or alike animal. Usually made of canvas sides and leather bottom slipped over the nose and attached to harness my a strong strap, rope or string. Design to feed animal in public areas and to eliminate spillage from eating.

   Synonym: feedbag

2. (informal) Food.

   Synonyms: scran, nosh, grub, bait; see also Thesaurus:food

3. (informal) A nosy person. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

References

• nosebag in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.