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n. [ Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag. ] [ Written also jagg. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arethuss arose . . .
From rock and from jag. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Garments thus beset with long jags. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A part broken off; a fragment. Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [ Scot. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small “load;” a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [ Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jagged p. pr. & vb. n. Jagging ] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [ Written also jagg. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. Jag a notch. ] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. ] [ Written also jagg. ] Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]

, n. (Mil.) Same as Judge-Advocate General. [ Acronym ] [ PJC ]

n. [ G. jäger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager. ] [ Written also jaeger. ] 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & n. See Jag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap. See jaggery.
Syn. -- jaggery, jagghery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. “ Jagged vine leaves' shade.” Trench. -- Jag"ged*ly, adv. -- Jag"ged*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. something irregular like a bump on or crack in a smooth surface. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d Jag. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From 4th Jag. ] One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) a jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jagger spring, a spring beneath a seat, and resting on cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind jāgrī. Cf. Sugar. ] Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically those of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis) and jaggery palm (Caryota urens). [ Written also jagghery and jaggary. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An East Indian palm (Caryota urens) having leaves pinnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for ornament. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as jaggery.
Syn. -- jaggery, jaggary. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. jāgīr. ] A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [ Written also jaghire, jagir, etc. ] [ India ] Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. jāgīr-dār. ] The holder of a jaghir. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp. jagua the fruit of the jagua palm. ] (Bot.) A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Braz. yagoára: cf. & Pg. jaguar. ] (Zool.) A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the panther and the American tiger. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ prop. n. Also }. [ Hind. Jagan-nāth lord of the world, Skr. jagannātha. ] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]