A man transported. The cove was lagged for a drag. The man was transported for stealing something out of a waggon.
to lag
To drop behind, to keep back. Lag last; the last of a company.
·vt To transport for crime. II. Lag ·noun One transported for a crime. III. Lag ·noun ·see <<Grayl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to stay behind. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A term of ridicule applied to men who being under sentence of transportation, pretend illness, to av...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Breaking shop-windows, and stealing some article thereout. ...
The larger sticks from the head of an oak-tree when felled. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book