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<hw>Jag</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>gag</ets> aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. <ets>gag</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jagg</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.</def>

<blockquote>Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from <b>jag</b>. <i>Shelley.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Garments thus beset with long <b>jags</b>. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A part broken off; a fragment.</def>

<i>Bp. Hacket.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cleft or division.</def>

<cs><col>Jag bolt</col>, <cd>a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Jag</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jagged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jagging</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jagg</asp>.</def>

<cs><col>Jagging iron</col>, <cd>a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Jag</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot. <ets>jag</ets>, <ets>jaug</ets>, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. <er>Jag</er> a notch.]</altsp> <def>A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jagg</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Forby.</i>

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<hw>Jag</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To carry, as a load; <as>as, to <ex>jag</ex> hay, etc.</as></def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Jaganatha, Jaganatha</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw><hw>Jag`a*nat"ha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Jag`a*nat"ha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Juggernaut</er>.</def>

<h1>Jager</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>j\'84ger</ets> a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. <er>Yager</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jaeger</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A sharpshooter. See <er>Yager</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of gull of the genus <spn>Stercorarius</spn>. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also <altname>boatswain</altname>, and <altname>marline-spike bird</altname>. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (<spn>Megalestris skua</spn>).</def>

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<hw>Jagg</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & n.</tt> <def>See <er>Jag</er>.</def>

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<hw>Jag"ged</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; <as>as, <ex>jagged</ex> rocks</as>.</def> " <i>Jagged</i> vine leaves' shade." <i>Trench</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Jag"ged*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Jag"ged*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

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