dag

1
[ dag ]

noun
  1. one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.

  2. Scot. daglock.

verb (used with object),dagged, dag·ging.
  1. to edge (a garment, cloth, etc.) with decorative scallops or the like.

Origin of dag

1
1350–1400; Middle English dagge< ?; compare Old French dague dagger

Words Nearby dag

Other definitions for dag (2 of 4)

dag2
[ dag ]

nounAustralian and New Zealand Informal.
  1. an amusing, unusual person.

Origin of dag

2
First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

Other definitions for dag (3 of 4)

dag3

abbreviation
  1. dekagram; dekagrams.

Other definitions for Dag (4 of 4)

Dag
[ dahg, dag ]

noun
  1. a male given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for dag (1 of 2)

dag1

/ (dæɡ) /


noun
  1. short for daglock

  2. rattle one's dags NZ informal to hurry up

verbdags, dagging or dagged
  1. to cut the daglock away from (a sheep)

Origin of dag

1
C18: of obscure origin

Derived forms of dag

  • dagger, noun

British Dictionary definitions for dag (2 of 2)

dag2

/ (dæɡ) /


nounAustralian and NZ informal
  1. a character; eccentric

  2. a person who is untidily dressed

  1. a person with a good sense of humour

Origin of dag

2
back formation from daggy

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