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
knag (third-person singular simple present knags, present participle knagging, simple past and past participle knagged)
To hang something on a peg
• 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
25 April 2024
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