shag2 (shag)

[Prob. Europe, so called in Great Britain. It is smaller than the common cormorant, when adult of a rich dark glo y green varied with purple and bronze, and in the breeding season has the head crested with bundles of long curly plumes. shag a nappy (shag-a-nap'i), n. [Also shaggi nappi, shaggineppi, etc.; Amer. Ind.] Raw hide; also, adjectively, tough; rough. [Western U.S.] Shaganappi in this part of the world does all that leather, cloth, rope, nails, glue, straps, cord, tape, and a number of other articles are used for elsewhere. G. M. Grant, Ocean to Ocean, p. 129. shagbark (shag'bärk), n. 1. A kind of hickory, Hicoria ovata ( Carya alba ), which yields the best hickory-nuts. Also called shellbark (which see), and shagbark walnut. [U. S.] 2. Same as savonette, 2. [West Indies.] shag-busht (shag'bush), n. A hand-gun. Hal liwell. shag-dog (shag'dog), n. A dog with shaggy hair. Ford, Lady's Trial, iii. 1. shag-eared (shag'ērd), a. Having shaggy ears. Thou liest, thou shag - ear'd villain!