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