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Definition of shag adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shag

adjective
 
/ʃæɡ/
 
/ʃæɡ/
[only before noun]
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  1. used to describe a carpet, etc., usually made of wool, that has long threads
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShag is used with these nouns:
    • carpet
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    Word Originadjective late Old English sceacga ‘rough matted hair’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skegg ‘beard’.
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