Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crag"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crag \Crag\ (kr[a^]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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crag
n : a steep rugged rock or cliff
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