cag
A kegA keg.
Meaning
4 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A keg.
(dialectal)A projecting piece left on a tree or shrub when a branch is severed; knob; stump.
(dialectal)The stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone.
(dialectal)An angular tear or rent in a piece of cloth.
Origin
From Middle English kag, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse kaggi, Swedish kagFrom Middle English kag, of North Germanic origin, related to Old Norse kaggi, Swedish kagge.
From English dialect, from Middle English *kagge, perhaps from Old Norse *kagi, *kaggi, from Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, stump”). Cognate with dialectal German Kag (“cabbage stalk, stump”), Swedish kage (“treestump”). Possibly from the same root as Old Norse kaggi (“barrel, cask, keg”). Doublet of chag.
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