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Crag : (noun)
1: a steep rugged rock or cliff
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Crag : \Crag\ (kr[a^]g), n. [W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn.
karak, Armor. karrek.]
1. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a
rock, on a ledge.
Based on crag to crag the signal flew. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. (Geol.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with
shells, of the Tertiary age.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Crag : \Crag\, n. [A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G.
kragen. See Craw.]
1. The neck or throat [Obs.]
And bear the crag so stiff and so state. --Spenser.
2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. --Johnson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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