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A dagger; a poniard.

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  1. n. A dagger; a poniard.
  2. n. A large pistol formerly used.
  3. n. The unbranched antler of a young deer.
  4. n. A misty shower; dew.
  5. n. A loose end; a dangling shred.
  6. v. t. To daggle or bemire.
  7. v. t. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment.
  8. v. i. To be misty; to drizzle.
  9. n. 10 grams
  10. n. a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
  11. 1. A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] Johnson. 2. A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.] The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some. Foxe. A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the same time as hand guns and harquebuts. Grose. 3. (Zoöl.) The unbrunched antler of a young deer. A misty shower; dew. [Obs.] A loose end; a dangling shred. Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail. Wedgwood. 1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson. 2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment. [Obs.] Wright. To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]
  12. The unbrunched antler of a young deer.