snag

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SNAG, noun 1. A short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a shoot; a knot. The coat of arms now on a naked snag in triumph borne. 2. A tooth, in contempt; or a tooth projecting beyond the rest.
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