'Jag bolt' definitions:

Definition of 'Jag bolt'

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  • Jag \Jag\ (j[a^]g), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. [1913 Webster]
  • Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]
  • Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small "load;" a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. [1913 Webster]