Knag

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
  2. 2
    A peg or hook for hanging something on
  3. 3
    One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine obsolete
  4. 4
    A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
  5. 5
    A pointed rock or crag
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  1. 6
    A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin Scotland
  2. 7
    The woodpecker Scotland, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To hang something on a peg

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.

Etymology 2

From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above).

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