snag
(verb) hew jaggedly
snag
(verb) catch on a snag; “I snagged my stocking”
snag
(verb) get by acting quickly and smartly; “snag a bargain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
snagging
present participle of snag
• gang sign, gangings, naggings
Source: Wiktionary
Snag, n. Etym: [Prov. E., n., a lump on a tree where a branch has been cut off; v., to cut off the twigs and small branches from a tree, of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. snaigh, snaidh, to cut down, to prune, to sharpen, p. p. snaighte, snaidhte, cut off, lopped, Ir. snaigh a hewing, cutting.]
1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance. The coat of arms Now on a naked snag in triumph borne. Dryden.
2. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth. Prior.
3. A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the secondary branches of an antler. Snag boat, a steamboat fitted with apparatus for removing snags and other obstructions in navigable streams. [U.S.] -- Snag tooth. Same as Snag, 2. How thy snag teeth stand orderly, Like stakes which strut by the water side. J. Cotgrave.
Snag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Snagging.]
1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 March 2025
(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
