"seragg" in 1784?

Wed Jan 23 06:53:01 UTC 2008

Sure this isn't "scragg"?

Paul Johnston
On Jan 22, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

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> Anyone know what a "serrag" is in 1784?  (I'm nearly certain it is an
> S, not an F.)
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> "A young gentlewoman lately arrived from Barbadoes, came to
> Leadenhall market to buy a seragg of mutton for broth."
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> Joel
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