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dagging

dagging noun: a decorative border of dags, popular in the late Middle Ages. Also the present participle and gerund of dag.

dagging: a decorative border of dags, popular in the late Middle Ages
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Noun

dagging (uncountable)

  1. A decorative border of dags, popular in the late Middle Ages.

Also used as

dagging is also the present participle and gerund of dag.

Phrases with dagging

Questions about dagging

What does dagging mean?
Dagging means a decorative border of dags, popular in the late Middle Ages.
What part of speech is dagging?
Dagging is a noun.

Words near dagging in the dictionary

  1. Daggial
  2. daggier
  3. daggiest
  4. daggily
  5. dagginess
  6. dagging
  7. dagging out
  8. daggings
  9. daggle
  10. daggle-tail
  11. daggle-tailed

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