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Jag  n.  (Written also jagg)  A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. (Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Jag" Quotes from Famous Books



... mixed thoroughly with one tablespoon of sugar and one small teaspoon of corn starch. Now break an egg into a howl, beat well and add four tablespoons of sugar and one cup of rich milk; pour this over the apples; with the jag iron cut the remainder of the paste into narrow strips and lay across to form squares. Bake in a moderate oven until the custard "sets." Place on ice in summer; eat slightly warm ...
— Favorite Dishes • Carrie V. Shuman

... hit won't hurt huh none. It'll dry her up, dough. Such a jag as dat Guernsey's got will dry up her milk for two weeks er mo'. En I wouldn't keer to be de one ter milk ...
— At Home with the Jardines • Lilian Bell

... jag," said he, curiously. "Oh, yes; I see who you are now. You were sitting with him at the table. Well, if I'm not mistaken, I heard you ...
— The Voice of the City • O. Henry

... he was by points of rock. The foemen having gone, he safely descended by the cord and reached his home. This help had come from a friendly spider who saw his plight from her perch at the top of the spire, and, weaving a web of extra thickness, she made one end fast to a jag of rock while the other fell within his grasp—for she, like all other of the brute tribe, liked the gentle cave-dwellers better than the remorseless hunters. Hence the name of ...
— Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete • Charles M. Skinner



Words linked to "Jag" :   jaggy, projection, slit, intemperateness, garment, cut, self-indulgence



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