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shag

1. shag \'shag\ n [(assumed) ME shagge, fr. OE sceacga; akin to ON skegg 
   beard,] OSlav skokubreve> leap 1a: a shaggy tangled mass or covering  1b: 
   long coarse or matted fiber or nap  2: a strong coarse tobacco cut into 
   fine shreds  3: CORMORANT 
2. shag aj : SHAGGY 
3. shag vb or shagged;  or shag.ging : to fall or hang in shaggy masses  : 
   to make rough or shaggy 
4. shag vt or shagged;  or shag.ging [origin unknown] 1: to chase after (as 
   a ball)  2: to chase away 
5. shag vi [perh. alter. of shack (to lumber along)] 1: to move or lope 
   along  2: to dance the shag 
6. shag n : a dance step consisting of a lively hopping on each foot in 
   turn