daglock

English

Etymology

From dag (“shred, strip of cloth”) +‎ lock (“tuft or length of hair”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæɡlɒk/

Noun

daglock (plural daglocks)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• dag

References

• “daglock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.