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(), n.[Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. Shelley. Garments thus beset with long jags. Holland. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. Bp. Hackett. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. Jag v. t.[imp. & p. p.Jagged (); p. pr. & vb. n.Jagging ().] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also jagg.] Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. Jag n.[Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. Jag a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also jagg.] Forby. Jag v. t.To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Jag n. 1. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.] 2. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small "load;" a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.] スポンサード リンク
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