SHAG Shag, n. Etym: [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. skägg, Dan. skj. Cf. Schock of hair.]
1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. Gay.
2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
3. (Com.)
Defn: A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of cormorant.
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Shag, a.
Defn: Hairy; shaggy. Shak.
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Shag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Shagging.]