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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jag \Jag\ (j[a^]g), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag
aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written
also {jagg}.]
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1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance;
a denticulation.
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Arethuss arose . . .
From rock and from jag. --Shelley.
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Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland.
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2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket.
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3. (Bot.) A cleft or division.
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4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]
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5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small
"load;" a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To
have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.]
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{Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which
resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.
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