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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Crag

/(krăg)/ · IPA /kɹæɡ/
01 n. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.
  1. 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. 2.
    A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.(Geol.)
02 n. The neck or throat
  1. 1.
    The neck or throat[Obs.]
    “And bear the crag so stiff and so state.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    The neck piece or scrag of mutton.