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nag
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one
that is of inferior breeding or useless.
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2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Nagging.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.] To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." --J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n. A person who nags, especially habitually; called also nagger. [PJC]
