knag

Meanings

Noun

• A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
• A peg or hook for hanging something on
• One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
• A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
• A pointed rock or crag
• A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
• The woodpecker

Verb

• To hang something on a peg

Origin

• From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.
• From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above).