dag

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

1) dew upon the grass ; hence a woman who lias dirted her clothes with wet or mire is called daggle-tail, corrupted to draggle-tail. Daglocks, locks of wool spoiled by the dag or dew. S.


2) to dag, to run thick. N.

3) to dag a garden, to water it. Lane.

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