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Posted by Sla#s on 10/16/39 11:39
"Jack Crane" <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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<SNIP>>>
>> From: Oxford English Dictionary of Current English
>> snag (1)
>> . noun 1. an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback. 2 a sharp,
>> angular, or jagged projection. 3 a small rent or tear.
>> . verb (snagged, snagging) 1 catch or tear on a snag. 2 N. Amer.
>> informal
>> catch; obtain.
>> - DERIVATIVES snaggy adjective.
>> - ORIGIN probably Scandinavian.
>> snag (2)
>> . noun Austral./NZ informal a sausage.
>> - ORIGIN of unknown origin.
>
> Well, of course I know the word, "snag", and in both senses 1 and 2. Just
> never seen it used in the way you did.
>
Ah ... I'm an aircraft engineer - we get a lot of 'Snags' - both (1).1 and
(1).2 in fact even (1).3 sometimes :-)
Slatts
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