1syllable
shags
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Definitions ofshags
1noun
- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- Bacon or fat, especially if with some remaining hair or bristles.
- A roughly-cut or torn-off piece of bread or cheese.
1noun
- Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
1noun
- A swing dance.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A casual sexual partner.
1noun
- (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
1noun
- Friend; mate; buddy.
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