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 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
