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Jag (jăg), 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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Jag, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. Jag a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also jagg.] Forby.
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JAG, J.A.G, n. (Mil.) Same as Judge-Advocate General. [Acronym]
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