Dag

·noun A misty shower; dew.

II. Dag ·noun A dagger; a poniard.

III. Dag ·vt To daggle or bemire.

IV. Dag ·noun A large pistol formerly used.

V. Dag ·noun A loose end; a dangling shred.

VI. Dag ·noun The unbranched antler of a young deer.

VII. Dag ·vi To be misty; to Drizzle.

VIII. Dag ·vt To cut into jags or points; to Slash; as, to dag a garment.

dag
1) dew upon the grass ; hence a woman who lias dirted her clothes with wet or mire is called daggle-...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Dag-tailed
·adj Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks. ...

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