Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sedge (which see).
- noun The yellow flower-de-luce, Iris Pseudacorus.
- noun A castrated bull; especially, a bull castrated when full-grown; a bull-segg.
- noun A man; a warrior.
- An obsolete form of
say .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. A castrated bull.
- noun (Bot.), obsolete Sedge.
- noun The gladen, and other species of Iris.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic A
man ;warrior ;hero . - noun A man;
fellow . - noun UK, Scotland, dialect A
castrated bull . - noun (
uncountable )Segregation - noun A metal
stud orplate fixed to thesole orheel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as ablakey . - noun dialect A
callus , an area of hardened skin.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I suspect this seg will be available soon and some blog will post it.
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Politely racist Democrats who used the "seg" issue to stir up votes in their column.
"Shame on you," says Bill Clinton, if you're worried the Hillary campaign is exploiting race. Ann Althouse 2008
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Lott, in their view, had come across as too much of a "seg," an embarrassment in a party eager to sell itself as a Big Tent of "compassionate conservatism."
Ghosts Of The Past 2007
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Republicans have appealed in various ways to "seg" sentiment across the nation.
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After getting into trouble in October 1985, he was sent to administrative segregation, known to inmates simply as "seg" and where he stayed locked up in a tiny cell 22 hours a day.
The Seattle Times 2010
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After getting into trouble in October 1985, he was sent to administrative segregation, known to inmates simply as "seg" and where he stayed locked up in a tiny cell 22 hours a day.
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Rehearsal time for a Con-Artistes show can run anywhere from three to nine months; when a prisoner is transferred or paroled or sent to "seg" (segregation) or hauled back into court, they don't ask if he's busy with a lead role in a play.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Rehearsal time for a Con-Artistes show can run anywhere from three to nine months; when a prisoner is transferred or paroled or sent to "seg" (segregation) or hauled back into court, they don't ask if he's busy with a lead role in a play.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Rehearsal time for a Con-Artistes show can run anywhere from three to nine months; when a prisoner is transferred or paroled or sent to "seg" (segregation) or hauled back into court, they don't ask if he's busy with a lead role in a play.
Chicago Reader 2010
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After getting into trouble in October 1985, he was sent to administrative segregation, known to inmates simply as "seg" and where he stayed locked up in a tiny cell 22 hours a day.
SFGate: Top News Stories By JUAN A. LOZANO 2010
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