crag
(noun) a steep rugged rock or cliff
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crag (plural crags)
A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep rock or cliff.
A rough broken fragment of rock.
(geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
crag (plural crags)
(obsolete or dialect) The neck or throat.
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Source: Wiktionary
Crag (krg), n. Etym: [W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn. karak, Armor. karrek.]
1. A steep, rugged rock; a cough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge. From crag to crag the signal fiew. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
Crag, n. Etym: [A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen. See Craw.]
1. The neck or throat [Obs.] And bear the crag so stiff and so state. Spenser.
2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
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