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DAG
jag, dag
(noun) a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag
(noun) 10 grams
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
dag (plural dags)
A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.
A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.
Synonyms
• daglock, taglock
• daggings
• dung tag
Verb
dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)
To shear the hindquarters of a sheep in order to remove dags or prevent their formation.
To daggle or bemire.
Etymology 2
Noun
dag (plural dags)
A skewer.
A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.
(obsolete) A dagger; a poniard.
(obsolete) A kind of large pistol.
The unbranched antler of a young deer.
Verb
dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)
(transitive) To skewer food, for roasting over a fire
(transitive) To cut or slash the edge of a garment into dags
Etymology 3
Interjection
dag
(US, informal) Expressing shock, awe or surprise; used as a general intensifier.
Etymology 4
Noun
dag (plural dags)
(Australia slang, New Zealand derogatory slang) One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance.
Usage notes
• May be used as form of endearment, perhaps with the intention of indicating fellowship or sympathy with regard to apparent rejection of societal norms.
Synonyms
• dirtball, scruffbag, slob; see also untidy person
Etymology 5
Initialism for directed acyclic graph.
Noun
dag (plural dags)
(graph theory) A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair such that is a subset of some partial ordering relation on .
Etymology 6
Noun
dag (plural dags)
A misty shower; dew.
Verb
dag (third-person singular simple present dags, present participle dagging, simple past and past participle dagged)
(UK, dialect) To be misty; to drizzle.
Etymology 7
Noun
dag (plural dags)
(chiefly, Ireland) Eye dialect spelling of dog.
Anagrams
• GAD, GDA, Gad, gad
Noun
DAG
Initialism of deputy attorney general.
(computer science, mathematics) Initialism of directed acyclic graph.
(US, legal) Initialism of Defense Acquisition Guide.
(biochemistry) Initialism of diacylglycerol.
Anagrams
• GAD, GDA, Gad, gad
Source: Wiktionary
Dag, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dague, LL. daga, D. dagge (fr. French); all prob. fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. dag a pistol, Armor. dag dagger, W. dager, dagr, Ir. daigear. Cf. Dagger.]
1. A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson.
2. 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The unbrunched antler of a young deer.
Dag, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. dögg. sq. root71. See Dew.]
Definition: A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]
Dag, n. Etym: [OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. dag what is dangling.]
Definition: A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood.
Dag, v. t. Etym: [1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.]
1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright.
Dag, v. i.
Definition: To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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