crag

Meaning

Noun

• A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
• A rough, broken fragment of rock.
• A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
• The neck or throat.

Origin

• 13th century Middle English, of Celtic origin, possibly from the late Proto-Indo-European/ *kar; see also Old Armenian քար ("stone"), Sanskrit खर ("hard, solid"), Welsh carreg ("stone").
• Related Celtic descendants include Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig, Manx creg.
• A variant of craw.