daglock

[dag-lok]

noun Scot.

a dangling, matted lock of wool on a sheep.

Origin of daglock

First recorded in 1615–25; dag¹ + lock²

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British Dictionary definitions for daglock

daglock

noun

a dung-caked lock of wool around the hindquarters of a sheep

Word Origin for daglock

C17: see dag 1, lock ²

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