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<cs><col>Drag sail</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a sail or canvas rigged on a stout frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting; -- called also <altname>drift sail</altname>, <altname>drag sheet</altname>, <altname>drag anchor</altname>, <altname>sea anchor</altname>, <altname>floating anchor</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Drag twist</col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dragantine</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Dra*gan"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Dracanth</er>.]</ety> <def>A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gun tragacanth.</def>

<h1>Dragbar</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"bar`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Drawbar</er> <sd>(b)</sd></def>. Called also <altname>draglink</altname>, and <altname>drawlink</altname>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Dragbolt</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"bolt`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A coupling pin. See under <er>Coupling</er>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Drag\'82es</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Dra`g\'82es"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[F. See 3d <er>Dredge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>Sugar-coated medicines.</def>

<h1>Draggle</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"gle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Draggled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Draggling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>drag</ets>. <?/<?/<?/ Cf. <er>Drawl</er>.]</ety> <def>To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<blockquote>With <b>draggled</b> nets down-hanging to the tide. <i>Trench.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Draggle</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"gle</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass.</def>

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Draggle-tail</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"gle-tail`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.</def>

<h1>Draggle-tailed</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"gle-tailed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Untidy; sluttish; slatternly.</def>

<i>W. Irving.</i>

<h1>Draglink</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"link`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A drawbar.</def>

<h1>Dragman</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Dragmen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A fisherman who uses a dragnet.</def>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<h1>Dragnet</h1> <Xpage=450>

<hw>Drag"net`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>dr\'91gnet</ets>.]</ety> <def>A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.</def>