~ 1
■ noun
1》 a carpet or rug with a long, rough pile.
↘cloth with a velvet nap on one side.
2》 a thick, tangled hairstyle.
3》 coarse-cut tobacco.
Origin
OE sceacga 'rough matted hair', of Gmc origin; related to shaw 2 .
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~ 2
■ noun a cormorant with greenish-black plumage and a long curly crest in the breeding season. [ Phalacrocorax aristotelis .]
↘ chiefly NZ any cormorant.
Origin
C16: perh. a use of ~ 1 , with ref. to the bird's ‘~gy’ crest.
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~ 3 Brit.
vulgar slang
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged ) have sex with.
■ noun an act of sexual intercourse.
Derivatives
~ger noun
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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~ 4
■ noun a dance originating in the US, characterized by vigorous hopping from one foot to the other.
Origin
1930s: of obscure derivation; perh. from obs. ~ 'waggle'.
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~ 5
■ verb Baseball chase or catch (fly balls) for practice.
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.