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jag

UK/d͡ʒæɡ/ fairly common informal us
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

a sharp projection on an edge or surface

  • “he clutched a jag of the rock”
2.

a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing

3.

a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing

Synonyms
4.

verb

1.

Origin

Circa 1597; originally "load of broom or furze", variant of British English dialectal chag (“tree branch; branch of broom or furze”), from Old English ċeacga (“broom, furze”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (compare dialectal German Kag (“stump, cabbage, stalk”), Swedish dialect kage (“stumps”), Norwegian dialect kage (“low bush”), of unknown origin.

Phrases

  • get a jag on
  • have a jag on
  • jag bolt
  • jag off

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