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shag

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Main Entry:
1shag 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈshag\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English *shagge, from Old English sceacga; akin to Old Norse skegg beard, skaga to project
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of hair) b: long coarse or matted fiber, nap, or pile c: a layered haircut of uneven length2: tobacco cut into fine shreds3: any of various waterbirds related to the cormorants ; also : cormorant 1
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