shag

shag

shag¹ [shag]

n.

[ME * shagge < OE sceacga, rough hair, akin to ON skegg, beard < IE base * skek-, to spring forth > SHAKE, Ger schicken, to send]

1. Rare heavily matted wool or hair

2. a haircut, short in front and longer in back, with multiple layers cut so as to produce a stylishly unkempt look

3.

a) a heavy, rough nap, as on some woolen cloth

b) cloth with such a nap

4. any disordered or tangled mass

5. coarse, shredded tobacco

vt.

shagged, shagging

to make shaggy or rough

shag² [shag]

n.

[specialized use of SHAG¹ with reference to the rough crest]

any of several cormorants, esp. an American double-crested species (Phalacrocorax auritus) or a European species ( P. aristotelis)

shag³ [shag]

vt.

shagged, shagging [< ? ]

☆ to chase after and retrieve (baseballs hit in batting practice)

shag⁴ [shag]

[Vulgar Brit. Slang] Brit. Vulgar Slang

vt.

shagged, shagging

to have sexual intercourse with

n.

an act or instance of sexual intercourse