crag

The definition of crag is the neck or throat area, or a rugged rock that sticks out from a mass of rocks.

(noun)

See crag in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a steep, rugged rock that rises above others or projects from a rock mass

Origin: ME < Celt, as in Welsh craig, Ir carraig, Gael creag < IE base *kar-, hard

noun

Chiefly Scot. the neck, throat, or craw

Origin: ME cragge < MDu crage: for IE base see craw

See crag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Welsh craig

Origin: or Scottish Gaelic creagh

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