snagging

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snagging

▶noun Brit. the process of checking a new building for minor faults that need to be rectified.

– origin from snag1.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
snag1

▶noun

• 1 an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

• 2 a sharp or jagged projection.

• 3 a small rent or tear.

• 4 N. Amer. a dead tree.

▶verb (snags, snagging, snagged)

• 1 catch or tear on a snag.

• 2 N. Amer. informal catch; obtain.

– derivatives
snaggy adjective.

– origin C16: prob. of Scand. origin.

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snag2

▶noun Austral./NZ informal a sausage.

– origin 1940s: of unknown origin.