taggy

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UK/ˈtɒɡi/

adjective

Of sheep: having tags, or dangling locks of wool.

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Meanings

adjectivetaggy (comparative taggier, superlative taggiest)

comparative taggier · superlative taggiest

  1. Of sheep: having tags, or dangling locks of wool.

    An examination of the taggiest of the ewes showed a heavy infestation of red-headed lice to be the cause of the unrest. As these ewes had been dipped 2 years before, the lice probably had been introduced into the flock by an imported ram.

    1921, Research Bulletin, numbers 347-359, page 66

Origin

From tag + -y.

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APA

taggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taggy

MLA

“taggy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taggy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taggy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taggy.

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