Chinese Abacus. The abacus is first known in China from the Northern Song dynasty through the work of Shao Yong (1011-1077). Like many early inventions it is not clear precisely where it originally came from. Some say Central Asia; some Asia Minor and others China.
Snag(noun) a stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance. Snag(noun) a tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth.
1 Fag, a junior boy who acts or acted as servant ( fagging ) to a senior boy at a British public school. 2  Fag, or faggot (slang) , an American English slur for a homosexual. 3  A short form used among stock exchange traders for the stock of Antofagasta PLC. Fag, a British and Australian colloquialism for cigarette. 2  Fag, a junior boy who acts or acted as servant ( fagging ) to a senior boy at a British public school.