"One cannot catch trouts dry shod," the old man replied: "all things in this life have their perils: the acts of the thief are liable to the galleys, whipping, and the scragging-post; but it is not because one ship encounters a storm, or springs a leak, that others should cease to sail the seas.
"The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
They never thought of scragging her.
"A Thief in the Night"
E. W. Hornung
His arm went round the detective's neck; he jerked him backwards off his feet, scragging him.
"Arsene Lupin"
Edgar Jepson Maurice Leblanc