dial. [Cf. LAG sb.3] (See quot.)
[1570: Levins renders lag v. by fatiscere, which it is barely possible may be meant to express the sense of this vb. along with that of LAG v.1]
1881. Leicestersh. Gloss., Lag, to crack or split from the centre like wood from heat or hasty drying.
1888. in Sheffield Gloss.