Source: WordNet® 3.1
dagged
simple past tense and past participle of dag
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
4 April 2025
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