n. & v. Austral. & NZ
—n. (usu. in pl.) a lock of wool clotted with dung on the hinder parts of a sheep.
—v.tr. (dagged, dagging) remove dags from (a sheep).
Phrases and idioms:
rattle one's dags sl. hurry up.
Derivatives:
dagger n.
Etymology: orig. Engl. dial.
2.
n. Austral. & NZ sl. an eccentric or noteworthy person; a character (he's a bit of a dag).
Etymology: orig. Engl. dial., = a dare, challenge
Useful english dictionary. 2012.