Meaning of seg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A man; warrior; hero.
   archaic
2. A castrated farm animal.
   Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
3. Segregation.
   US, slang, uncountable
4. A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
5. Sedge.
6. Clipping of segment.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
7. A man; fellow.
   UK, dialectal
8. A callus, an area of hardened skin.
   dialectal
9. Gladen, or other species of Iris.

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Examples

“[…] 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⟳.”

“In one district of Stronsa, I observed several acres covered with the common yellow flag, or seg (iris pseudacorus,) of which a very coarse kind of hay is here made.”

“It's also believed that anyone who bites a seg will develop⟳ an impediment of speech, such as a stammer.”

“Boats were made of wood, paper or segs (the leaves of the yellow flag). For some reason⟳, children in Stenness (O) were warned that if they chewed seg leaves they would become⟳ dumb.”

“The usual partisanship for bankrollers of radio segs is shown on TV stations.”

“In 1992, Mort's doing a political/chat show⟳ for the Christian Scientists Monitor⟳ Channel, and in January did a seg singing praises for Garrison.”

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