Dag \Dag\ (d[a^]g), n. [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.
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2. A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.]
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The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some.
--Foxe.
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A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the
same time as hand guns and harquebuts. --Grose.
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3. (Zool.) The unbranched antler of a young deer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dag \Dag\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. d["o]gg.
[root]71. See Dew.]
A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]
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Dag \Dag\, n. [OE. dagge (cf. Dagger); or cf. AS. d[=a]g what
is dangling.]
A loose end; a dangling shred.
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Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a
sheep's tail. --Wedgwood.
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Dag \Dag\, v. t. [1, from Dag dew. 2, from Dag a loose end.]
1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.
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2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a
garment. [Obs.] --Wright.
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Dag \Dag\, v. i.
To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
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dag
n 1: 10 grams [syn: dekagram, decagram, dkg]
2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval
clothing [syn: jag]
[also: dagging, dagged]
WordNet (r) 2.0
DAG
DatenAnschaltGeraet
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
DAG
1. Data Address Generator.
2. directed acyclic graph.
(1997-08-30)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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