n.
Pronunciation: ' shag
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English *shagge, from Old English sceacga; akin to Old Norse skegg beard, skaga to project
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of hair) b : long coarse or matted fiber, nap, or pile c : a layered haircut of uneven length
2 : tobacco cut into fine shreds
3 : any of various waterbirds related to the cormorants also : CORMORANT 1