knag

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
2. noun A peg or hook for hanging something on
3. noun One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
4. noun A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
5. noun A pointed rock or crag
6. noun A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
7. noun The woodpecker
8. verb To hang something on a peg

Similar words

snag scrag shrag underbranch strind scarf kerf scabrule stub knare

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