knag

/ næɡ /

noun

1. a knot in wood

2. a wooden peg

Word History and Origins

Origin of knag¹

C15: perhaps from Low German knagge

Example Sentences

“The effect of this activity will increase the tension between Norway and Russia,” Socialist member of parliament Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes said of the exercise, adding that the presence of an aircraft carrier caused particular concern.

From Reuters

“Dr. Patel disputes the charges and urges that the charges be dropped,” his attorney Paul Knag said in a statement Wednesday.

From Time

"Dr. Patel disputes the charges and urges that the charges be dropped," his attorney Paul Knag said in a statement Wednesday.

From US News

Mortimer Knag kept a small circulating library “in a by-street off Tottenham Court Road,” where also lived his sister, Miss Knag, the presiding genius of Madame Mantalini’s establishment; and we may remember the evening when Mrs. Nickleby and Kate were graciously invited to supper at this abode of literary genius.

From Project Gutenberg

Knag, nag, n. a knot in wood: a peg.—n.

From Project Gutenberg