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English Dictionary: Crag by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crag
n
  1. a steep rugged rock or cliff
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crag \Crag\ (kr[acr]g), n. [W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn.
      karak, Armor. karrek.]
      1. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a
            rock, on a ledge.
  
                     From crag to crag the signal flew.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. (Geol.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with
            shells, of the Tertiary age.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crag \Crag\, n. [A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G.
      kragen. See {Craw}.]
      1. The neck or throat [Obs.]
  
                     And bear the crag so stiff and so state. --Spenser.
  
      2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. --Johnson.
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