daglock
English
Etymology
dag (“shred, strip of cloth”) + lock (“tuft or length of hair”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæɡlɒk/
Noun
daglock (plural daglocks)
- A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep.
- 1859-1865, Hensleigh Wedgwood, A Dictionary of English Etymology
- Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail.
- Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a sheep's tail.
- 1859-1865, Hensleigh Wedgwood, A Dictionary of English Etymology
Synonyms
- dag
References
- daglock in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “daglock”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “daglock”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.