Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shag"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shag \Shag\, n. [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg
the beard, Sw. sk["a]gg, Dan. skj?g. 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.) A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of cormorant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shag \Shag\, a.
Hairy; shaggy. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shag \Shag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shagging}.]
To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.
Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. --J.
Barlow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shag
n 1: a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
2: a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"
3: a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"
4: slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
{screw}, {screwing}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of
ass}, {roll in the hay}, {shtup}]
5: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in
turn
v : do the shag
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