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noun

Dag n.

A dagger; a poniard. (Obs.)

A large pistol formerly used. (Obs.) "The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some." "A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts."

(Zool.) The unbranched antler of a young deer.

Dag n. A misty shower; dew. (Obs.)

Dag n. A loose end; a dangling shred. "Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail."

verb

Dag v. t.

To daggle or bemire. (Prov. Eng.)

To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. (Obs.)

Dag v. i. To be misty; to drizzle. (Prov. Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Dag'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dag" Quotes from Famous Books

... posts the letters in a mail-box outside the door. PETER goes to the window, calling off.] Otto! Run to the office and tell Mr. Frederik he may come in now. [The voice of a gruff Dutchman: "Het is pastoor's dag." (It is the pastor's day.)] Ah, yes; I had forgotten. It's William's day to take flowers to the Pastor. [A knock is heard and, as PETER calls "Come in," WILLIAM, a delicate child of eight, stands timidly in the doorway of the dining-room, hat in hand.] ...

— The Return of Peter Grimm • David Belasco

... slowly, and with theatrical effect answered, "I give the cussed scoun'rel the doggonest drubbin' a mortal maleyfactor ever got and let him go. That was nearly two weeks ago, and he ain't showed up since, dag him!" ...

— Back to the Woods • Hugh McHugh

... German. German. 1 Saturn 1 sambaztag (sunnun samztac (sunnen Samstag aband) abent) (Sonnabend) 2 Jupiter 6 sunnun dag sunnen tac Sonntag 3 Mars 3 manin tac (?) man tac Montag 4 Sun 2 ziuwes tac (cies zies tac (zies Dienstag dac) tac) 5 Venus 7 wuotanes tac (?) mittwoch Mittwoch (mittawecha) 6 Mercury 5 donares tac donres tac Donnerstag 7 Moon 3 ...

— Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. • F. Max Mueller

... Bog videligere omtales. Thi det jo i Sandhed befindes og bevises af adskillige Documenter og Kundskab, at disse gamle Hellede, som de kaldes, have levet fast laenger, og vaeret mandeligere storre staerkere og hoiere end den gemene Mand er, som nu lever paa denne Dag." ...

— Romantic Ballads - translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces • George Borrow

... DAG'ONET (Sir), King Arthur's fool. One day Sir Dagonet, with two squires, came to Cornwall, and as they drew near a well Sir Tristram soused them all three in, and dripping wet made them mount their horses and ride off, amid the jeers of ...

— Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 - A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook • The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

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