vag
Britishnoun
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a vagrant
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the Vagrancy Act
the police finally got him on the vag
verb
Example Sentences
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From the Sanscrit vag or vah, to move, comes vahas, course, flux, current, cognate with which are Goth. wegs, Germ. woge, Eng. wave, &c.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
Book him as a vag until we see who he is.
From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh
"It may be possible for an honest man to be a tramp—even a vag, but why did you steal?"
From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy
Hey, pal," said he, "come help me dine; I've hit a pit and got the swag; To-day, Delmonico's is mine; To-morrow once again a vag.
From Impertinent Poems by Cooke, Edmund Vance
The vag let his head fall so that his eyes rested upon the ground.
From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy
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