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jag 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 |