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单词 wag
释义 wag
1.
v. & n.
--v (wagged, wagging)
  1. tr. & intr. shake or wave rapidly or energetically to and fro.
  2. intr. archaic (of the world, times, etc.) go along with varied fortune or characteristics.
--n a single wagging motion (with a wag of his tail).
Phrases and idioms
the tail wags the dog the less or least important member of a society, section of a party, or part of a structure has control. tongues (or beards or chins or jaws) wag there is talk.
Etymology: ME waggen f. root of OE wagian sway
2.
n.
  1. a facetious person, a joker.
  2. Brit. sl. a truant (play the wag).
Etymology: prob. f. obs. waghalter one likely to be hanged (as WAG(1), HALTER)
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