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 Nag.Nag’s Head Consecration. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Nag, Nagging.
 
Constant fault-finding. (Anglo - Saxon, gnag-an, to gnaw, bite.) We call a slight but constant pain, like a tooth-ache, a nagging pain.   1
 


 Nag.Nag’s Head Consecration. 

 
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