'Shag' definitions:

Definition of 'Shag'

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  • Shag \Shag\, n. [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. sk[aum]gg, Dan. skj?g. Cf. Schock of hair.]
  • 1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. [1913 Webster]
  • True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Com.) A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) Any species of cormorant. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shag'

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  • Shag \Shag\, a. Hairy; shaggy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shag'

From: GCIDE
  • Shag \Shag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Shagging.] To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough. [1913 Webster]
  • Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. --J. Barlow. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shag'

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