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wag

1. wag \'wag\ vb or wagged;  or wag.ging [ME waggen; akin to MHG wacken to 
   totter, OE wegan to move m more at WAY 1: to be in motion : STIR  2: to 
   move to and fro or up and down esp. with quick, jerky motions  3: to move 
   in chatter or gossip {scandal caused tongues to ~}  archaic  4: DEPART  5: 
   WADDLE  1: to swing to and fro or up and down esp. with quick jerky motions 
   : MSWITCH; specif : to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent 
   or mild reproof) 2: to move (as the tongue) animatedly in conversation  - 
   wag.ger n
2. wag n [prob. short for obs E waghalter (gallows bird), fr. E 1wag +] 
   halter obs  1: a young man : CHAP  2: WIT, JOKER  3: an act of wagging : 
   SHAKE