J

Abbreviation for Judge Advocate General.

 - n. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. A part broken off; a fragment. (Bot.) A cleft or division. Jag bolt, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.

 - vb. To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. Jagging iron, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.

 - n. A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, ...