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shagging
Variant of shag
shag
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shag (s̸hag)
noun
- Rare heavily matted wool or hair
- a haircut, short in front and longer in back, with multiple layers cut so as to produce a stylishly unkempt look
- a heavy, rough nap, as on some woolen cloth
- cloth with such a nap
- any disordered or tangled mass
- coarse, shredded tobacco
Etymology: ME *shagge < OE sceacga, rough hair, akin to ON skegg, beard < IE base *skek-, to spring forth > shake, Ger schicken, to send
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