Not in OED

Posted by DGW May 14, 2002In reply to Not in OED posted by R. Berg on May 14, 2002

Has anyone come across this phrase - may be derived from Welsh/Gaelic. My recolection was it meant to be scrammed or scratched by a cat. Spag/Spagged

The Oxford English Dictionary (1st ed.) has no "spag."

"Concise Scots Dictionary" shows "spag" = "paw, hand, foot", from Gaelic "spag" = "claw, paw, (animal's) foot". No verb like "claw" listed, but it seems likely related.

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Have you got "spagged" in print? Word Camel 05/15/02