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Pronunciation : Da"gon
Etymology : [Heb. Dagon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. .]
Definition : Defn: The national god of the Philistines, represented with the face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a fish. W. Smith. This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their sea idol. Milton. They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dag"on
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Dag a loose end.]
Definition : Defn: A slip or piece. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913