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crag1 definition

crag (krag)

noun

a steep, rugged rock that rises above others or projects from a rock mass

Etymology: ME < Celt, as in Welsh craig, Ir carraig, Gael creag < IE base *kar-, hard

crag2 definition

crag (krag)

noun

Chiefly Scot. the neck, throat, or craw

Etymology: ME cragge < MDu crage: for IE base see craw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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