dagon

Da"gon, Etym: [Heb. Dagon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. .] 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. Dag"on, n. Etym: [See Dag a loose end.] Defn: A slip or piece. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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