CRAG


Meaning of CRAG in English

I. ˈkrag, -raa(ə)g, -raig noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish crec crag, Old Welsh creik rock; perhaps akin to Old English heard hard — more at hard

1. : a steep rugged rocky eminence : a rough broken cliff or projecting point of rock

2.

a. archaic : a sharp detached fragment of rock

b. : a sedimentary rock found in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, England, and composed of fragments of shells mingled with sand

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English crag, crage, from Middle Dutch crāghe; akin to Middle English crawe craw — more at craw

1. chiefly Scotland : neck

2. chiefly Scotland : throat

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