KNAG

Etymology 1

Noun

knag (plural knags)

A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir

A peg or hook for hanging something on

(obsolete) One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine

A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch

A pointed rock or crag

(Scotland) A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin

(Scotland, obsolete) The woodpecker

Etymology 2

Verb

knag (third-person singular simple present knags, present participle knagging, simple past and past participle knagged)

To hang something on a peg

Anagrams

• Kang, gank, kang

Source: Wiktionary


Knag, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. knagge a knot in wood, Sw. knagg, Dan. knag a hook to hand clothes on, a bracket; Gael. & Ir. cnag peg, knob.]

1. A knot in wood; a protuberance. Wright.

2. A wooden peg for hanging things on. Wright.

3. The prong of an antler Holland.

4. The rugged top of a hill. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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