dag

Definitions

1. 1.A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose.
2. 2.(Zoöl.) The unbrunched antler of a young deer.
3. 3.A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]
4. 4.A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood.
5. 5.To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
6. 6.To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright.
7. 7.To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose called?
• What is the unbrunched antler of a young deer called?
• What is a loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood called?
• What is to daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson called?
• What is to cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright called?