seg

noun

1. (archaic)A man; warrior; hero.
2. (UK, dialectal)A man; fellow.
3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete)A castrated farm animal.
4. (US, slang, uncountable)Segregation.

   “[…] 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.”

5. A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
6. (dialectal)A callus, an area of hardened skin.
7. Sedge.
8. Gladen, or other species of Iris.

   “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.”

9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of segment.

   “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.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Designated for people of color

   “Black members of the order were relegated to seg lodges.”