crag

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[ krag ]
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noun
  1. a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.

Origin of crag

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1275–1325; Middle English <British Celtic; akin to Welsh craig rock

Other words from crag

  • craglike, adjective

Other definitions for crag (2 of 2)

crag2
[ krag ]

nounScot. and North England.
  1. the neck, throat, or craw.

Origin of crag

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1425–75; late Middle English cragge<Middle Dutch crage neck, throat; cognate with German Kragen collar; cf. craw

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How to use crag in a sentence

  • In the clear water below these crags fish are so plentiful that whoever takes the trouble to cast is likely to reap a rich reward.

    The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon

British Dictionary definitions for crag (1 of 2)

crag

/ (kræɡ) /


noun
  1. a steep rugged rock or peak

Origin of crag

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C13: of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock

British Dictionary definitions for Crag (2 of 2)

Crag1

/ (kræɡ) /


noun
  1. a formation of shelly sandstone in E England, deposited during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs

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