The term Jag has a number of meanings but if you are an old
time Eastern Shore/ Chesapeake Bay region person you know it refers to a load
of something. It could be hay or a large
amount of oysters or just something that weights a lot. Usually it would be used as “I have got a bit
of a jag on my truck” meaning the person has a heavy load It is one of those
old English words (jaggen) from the 1600s that carried over and stayed in use on the
Eastern Shore. It is like using the term
pine shats when referring to pine needles, both are English terms from the
1600s. Both terms and a number of others
are disappearing from our culture as our children go out into the world and
think they have to conform to foreigners way of speaking.
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