I. ˈjag, -aa(ə)-, -ai- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English jagge
1.
a. : one of a series of dangling tabs along the edge of a garment used especially for ornamentation of medieval apparel : dag
b. : a slashed section or slit of a garment revealing an underlying piece of another color used especially in Renaissance apparel
2. now dialect : shred , rag , tatter
3. now dialect England : a projecting hair or bristle or a hairy or bristly outgrowth (as the awn of oats)
4. : a sharp projecting part or protuberance : tooth , barb
5. chiefly Scotland : prick , stab , jab
6. : a piece of metal screwed on the ramrod of a rifle to hold a rag or tow and used for cleaning the barrel
7. : jag bolt
II. verb
( jagged -gd ; jagged “; see jagged adj ; jagging ; jags )
Etymology: Middle English jaggen, from jagge, n.
transitive verb
1. now dialect : stab , jab
2.
a. : to slash or pink (a garment) with jags
b. : to cut teeth or other indentations into
c. : to make (an edge) ragged by cutting or notching : cut unevenly
his hand shook and jagged the leaf
intransitive verb
1. : prick , thrust
blackest jealousy jagging at their hearts — Llewelyn Powys
2. : to move in jerks
a blunt tool not only jags and takes longer to cut but … will not cut cleanly — Albert Toft
: jog
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
a. : a small or part load
a jag of hay
b. : a trip for fetching a jag
on the last jag before dark
c. chiefly dialect : portion , quantity
give the bay mare a jag of oats
people bought jags of things they didn't need
2.
a. : a state or feeling of exhilaration or intoxication especially when induced by liquor : an inebriating load (as of liquor)
had a good jag on when he left the bar
: thrill
takes the stuff because it gives him a jag
b. : a period of unrestrained indulgence (as in liquor or an emotion) : bender , spree
went on a weekend jag to forget his troubles
addicts on marijuana jags
enjoying a sentimental jag
: spell
bringing them to tears … and ending in a crying jag himself — Dixon Wecter
3. chiefly Scotland : a leather bag or pouch
IV. transitive verb
dialect : to convey (a load of something) from one place to another : carry