A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson.
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.
The unbrunched antler of a young deer.
A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]
A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood.
To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright.
To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
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