dag

¹

[dag]

noun

1. one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.

2. Scot.,  daglock.

verb (used with object)

dagged, dagging 

1. to edge (a garment, cloth, etc.) with decorative scallops or the like.

dag

²

[dag]

noun

Australian and New Zealand Informal.

1. an amusing, unusual person.

dag

³

abbreviation

1. dekagram; dekagrams.

Dag

⁴

[dahg, dag]

noun

1. a male given name.

dag

¹

/ dæɡ /

noun

1. short for daglock

2. informal,  to hurry up

verb

1. to cut the daglock away from (a sheep)

dag

²

/ dæɡ /

noun

1. a character; eccentric

2. a person who is untidily dressed

3. a person with a good sense of humour

Other Word Forms

• dagger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dag¹

1350–1400; Middle English dagge < ?; compare Old French dague dagger

Origin of dag²

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of dag¹

C18: of obscure origin

Origin of dag²

back formation from _daggy