noun
cag
noun
1
A small barrel or keg.
"They kept a cag of nails in the shed."
2
A stump or knob left on a tree where a branch has been cut off.
"A cag of old wood stuck out from the trunk."
verb
1
To annoy, offend, or upset someone (dialect).
"Stop cagging him about his accent."
How to Use Cag
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rare, mostly dialect word for a small keg, or for a leftover stump/knob; as a verb it means to annoy someone.
When to use it
Very uncommon outside regional British dialect — most speakers will never encounter this word.
Word Forms
cagged past tense, cags plural, cags plural, cags singular
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Etymology
From Middle English kag, borrowed from a North Germanic source related to Old Norse kaggi and Swedish kagge, all meaning "keg."