Knag
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈnæɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knag is a noun meaning A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir.
Meaning
A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir.
More Meanings
- A peg or hook for hanging something on
- A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
- A pointed rock or crag
- (Scotland) A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
- (Scotland, obsolete) The woodpecker
- To hang something on a peg
- (obsolete) One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
Word Forms
- knags
- knage
- knagge
- knagg
- knagging
- knagged
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snag, scrag, shrag, underbranch, strind, scarf.
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