Jag, subs. (American).—A scrap; a load, parcel, or lot: e.g., a fare, a
catch of fish, &c.
1692. Hackett, Life of Archbishop Williams, 136. The latter of
these two letters is come abroad; whereof, because it is in many
hands, some jags will suffice to be recited.
1834. C. A. Davis, Major Downing’s Letters, p. 168. As there was
very little money in the country, the bank bought a good jag on’t
in Europe.
1839. Ure, Dict., iv. 376. The flint is sold by the one-horse load,
called a jag (in Suffolk, Eng.) and carted to the Knapper’s Shops.
1866. Trowbridge, Coupon Bonds, p. 393. The wagon stood in the
road, with the last jag of rails still on it.
1888. Missouri Republican. One broker buying on a heavy order ...
occasionally caught a jag of 2000 or 3000 shares.