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Quotation dates: 1756
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†GAG, v.2 To stick out, project. Also in Chs. dial.Sc. 1756 M. Calderwood Journey (M.C.) 260:
He clinched his fist all but his little finger, and what with his demonstration with that, and the gaging of his beard, I would certainly have inclined to laugh.
Comb.: gag tooth, a prominent tooth (w.Sc. 1741 A. M'Donald Galick Vocab. 14).
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