DAG

n. v.

8 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson.

2.
n.

A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose.

3.
n.

The unbrunched antler of a young deer.

4.
n.

A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]

5.
n.

A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood.

6.
v.

To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.

7.
v.

To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright.

8.
v.

To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]


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