J.A.G

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. [ 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 ]

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 ]

v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. ]

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. [ 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 ]

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 ]

v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [ Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. ]

, 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 ]