dag
/dæɡ/
noun
- A lock of wool or hair that is matted or dirty, especially on a sheep's rear end.
- She brushed the dags out of her dog's fur after the walk in the mud.
- The farmer trimmed the dirty dags from the sheep before shearing.
- After a rainy season, the sheep had heavy dags that needed cleaning.
- A person who is amusing or eccentric in a likable way (informal, chiefly Australian and New Zealand).
- That comedian is a real dag; his stories are hilarious.
- Everyone loves Sarah because she's such a dag and always makes us laugh.
- Uncle Joe is a bit of a dag with his silly jokes at family dinners.
verb
- To cut or trim the dirty wool from the rear of a sheep.
- He learned how to dag sheep properly during his first week on the farm.
- We need to dag the flock before the summer heat sets in.
- The shearer dags the sheep before the main shearing begins.
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