dag

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dæɡ/

Verb

dialectal obsolete

Japanese Meaning

羊の後部の毛を刈って、毛玉や汚れの発生を防ぐ作業。 / （古語または方言）汚す、泥だらけにする。

Tomorrow I will dag the ewes around their tails to prevent flystrike.

明日、尾の周りの塊状の汚れ毛を取り除き、フライストライクを防ぐために雌羊の尻回りの毛を刈ります。

Sense（1）

To shear the hindquarters of a sheep in order to remove dags or prevent their formation.

Blade shearers could shear, crutch, mules or dag sheep anywhere they were needed.

Sense（2）

(obsolete, or dialectal) To sully; to make dirty; to bemire.

Vexing the baths with his dagg'd rout.

dags

（ present singular third-person ）

dagging

（ participle present ）

dagged

（ participle past ）

dagged

（ past ）