Word Study
dag
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dag has 2 senses
- dag(n = noun.quantity) decagram, dekagram, dkg - 10 grams; Array is a kind of metric weight unit, weight unit
- dag(n = noun.artifact) jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing; Array is a kind of flap
has parts: g, gm, gram, gramme
is a part of hectogram, hg
is a part of garment
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dag, n. & v. Austral. & NZ
--n. (usu. in pl.) a lock of wool clotted with dung on the hinder parts of a sheep.
--v.tr. (dagged, dagging) remove dags from (a sheep).
--n. (usu. in pl.) a lock of wool clotted with dung on the hinder parts of a sheep.
--v.tr. (dagged, dagging) remove dags from (a sheep).
Idiom
rattle one's dags sl. hurry up.
Derivative
dagger n.
dag, n. Austral. & NZ sl. an eccentric or noteworthy person; a character (he's a bit of a dag).
Etymology
orig. Engl. dial., = a dare, challenge
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