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noun

dag

DAG/dæɡ/

A hanging lock of matted wool or hair.

A dirty dag hangs from the wool near the sheep's tail.

Close view of a sheep’s hindquarters, showing a distinct elongated lock of dirty, matted wool hanging from the otherwise softly curled fleece.
Etymology
dagEnglishmatted piece of wool

This sense is recorded for clotted, dirty wool around a sheep’s rear, a concrete example of a matted lock. Its ancestry is not established by the supplied evidence.

In context

Farm Vet Films2:09
how likely that semi-fluid dung is then to adhere to the wool and the skin around the tail both steps are crucial in dag formation
DAGS, DAGGINESS, AND DAG SCORING | TECHNICAL #52

More examples

  • The shearer clips each dag away from the sheep's skin.
  • Several dags hang from the sheep's muddy fleece.
  • She trims a stubborn dag from the dog's long hair.

Forms

dag · dags

Similar words

mat
A tangled mass of hair or wool, not necessarily hanging.
lock
A strand or bunch of hair, not necessarily matted.