[ Heb. Dāgon, fr. dag a fish: cf. Gr. Dagw`n. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

This day a solemn feast the people hold
To Dagon, their sea idol. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

They brought it into the house of Dagon. 1 Sam. v. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Dag a loose end. ] A slip or piece. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]