crag Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a steep rugged rock or cliff

WordNet

Crag noun
Etymology
W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn. karak, Armor. karrek.
Definitions
  1. A steep, rugged rock; a cough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.
    From crag to crag the signal fiew. Sir W. Scott.
  2. (Geol.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
Crag noun
Etymology
A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G. kragen. See Craw.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913