English Explanatory Dictionary

crag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
  2. A rough, broken fragment of rock.
  3. A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
  4. A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.
noun
  1. The neck or throat.
name
  1. A dice game similar to Yahtzee.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæɡ/ [ˈkʰɹʷæɡ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crag.wav /ˈkɹeɪ̯ɡ/ [ˈkʰɹʷeɪ̯ɡ]

Word forms

crag crags craig

Etymology

From 13th century Middle English crag, from Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of Middle Irish carrac (compare Irish creig, Scottish Gaelic creag), possibly ultimately from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).

Derived words

cragbound cragfast Crag Foot cragged cragger craggy craglike crag martin cragsman cragswoman
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