Etymology: < dagn.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdag-tailed.
Having the wool about the tail clotted with dirt. (Cf. dagn.1 3, dag-lockn.)
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dag-tailed1598
strunted1688
1598 Bp. J. HallVirgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks.v. i. 59 To see the dunged foldes of dag-tayled sheepe.
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