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dag ¹  (dg)

n.

1. A lock of matted or dung-coated wool.

2. A hanging end or shred.

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[Middle English dagge, shred.]

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dag ²

abbr.

decagram

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dag¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) short for daglock

2. NZ informal an amusing person

rattle one's dags NZ informal to hurry up

vb dags, dagging, dagged

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to cut the daglock away from (a sheep)

[of obscure origin]

dagger  n

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dag²

n Austral and NZ informal

1. a character; eccentric

2. a person who is untidily dressed

3. a person with a good sense of humour

[back formation from daggy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dag - 10 grams decagram, dekagram, dkg metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram g, gm, gram, gramme - a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram hectogram, hg - 100 grams
	2.	dag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing jag flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

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dag

noun (N.Z. informal) joker, comic, wag, wit, comedian, clown, kidder (informal), jester, humorist, prankster He does all these great impersonations - he's such a dag.

rattle your dags (N.Z. informal) hurry up, get a move on, step on it (informal), get your skates on (informal), make haste You'd better rattle your dags and get on with this before the boss gets back.

Translations

dag

n (inf: = shred) → Zottel m, → Zipfel m, → Fetzen m (all inf, pej)