The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jag \Jag\ (j[a^]g), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also jagg.]
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A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag.
--Shelley.Garments thus beset with long jags.
--Holland. A part broken off; a fragment.
--Bp. Hacket.(Bot.) A cleft or division.
A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]
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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.]
Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.
Wiktionary
n. A bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.