Answer to "Tough old bird" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCRAG which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 1997.

Tough old bird crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCRAG	50 %	5
ROOSTERCOGBURN	50 %	14

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough old bird

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

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Crossword Answer definitions

SCRAG noun

1. A thin or scrawny person or animal.
2. The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
3. The neck, especially of a sheep.
4. A scrog.
5. A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
6. A rough or unkempt woman.
7. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

SCRAG verb

1. To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
2. To harass;, to manhandle.
3. To destroy or kill.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result SCRAG

• Rawboned animal
• Rawboned one
• Lanky animal
• Skinny specimen
• Far-from-chubby type
• Scrawny one
• Gaunt guy
• Beanpole
• Neck, slangily
• Lean animal

More clues leading to the result ROOSTERCOGBURN

• 1975 film with Katharine Hepburn
• John Wayne film
• John Wayne role
• Tough old bird
• 1975 Wayne western
• John Wayne's "True Grit" role [2005]
• 1975 John Wayne film [2005]
• John Wayne title role
• John Wayne western
• 1975 John Wayne role (first word)