dictionary definitions for "dag"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dag \Dag\, v. i.
     To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dag
      n 1: 10 grams [syn: dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag]
      2: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
         [syn: jag, dag]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  DAG
  
     1. <architecture> Data Address Generator.
  
     2. <mathematics> directed acyclic graph.
  
     (1997-08-30)
  


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