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crag

1
[krag]
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noun

a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.

RELATED WORDS

ridge, elevation, pile, peak, bluff, cliff, sierra, volcano, eminence, height, metal, rubble, lava, earth, gravel, slab, crystal, grain, rock, gem

Nearby words

  1. craftspeople,
  2. craftsperson,
  3. craftswoman,
  4. craftwork,
  5. crafty,
  6. cragged,
  7. craggedly,
  8. craggy,
  9. cragsman,
  10. craic

Origin of crag

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1275–1325; Middle English < British Celtic; akin to Welsh craig rock
Related formscrag·like, adjective

crag

2
[krag]

noun Scot. and North England.

the neck, throat, or craw.

Origin of crag

2
1425–75; late Middle English cragge < Middle Dutch crage neck, throat; cognate with German Kragen collar; cf. craw
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British Dictionary definitions for crags

Crag

1

noun

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

crag

noun

a steep rugged rock or peak

Word Origin for crag

C13: of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock
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Word Origin and History for crags

crag

n.

early 14c.; as a place-name element attested from c.1200, probably from a Celtic source akin to Old Irish crec "rock," and carrac "cliff," Welsh craig "rock, stone," Manx creg.

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