knag
verbEtymology From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above).
1
To hang something on a peg
knag
noun/ˈnæɡ/ · [ˈnæɡ]
Etymology From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.
7 senses
1
A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
2
A peg or hook for hanging something on
3
Obsolete One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
4
A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
5
A pointed rock or crag
6
Scotland A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
- Derived terms
- knaggy