Nag \Nag\, n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nagging.]
[Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to
gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to
fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.]
``She never nagged.'' --J.
Ingelow.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |