seg /sɛɡ/noun 9adjective 1forms 1 noun9 •(US, slang) 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. — 1988 •Clipping of segment.The usual partisanship for bankrollers of radio segs is shown on TV stations. — 1951 •(UK) A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear). •Sedge. •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. — 1805 •(dialect, UK) A man; fellow. •(dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin. •(no longer used) A man; warrior; hero. •(dialect, no longer used) A castrated farm animal. adjective1 •Designated for people of colorBlack members of the order were relegated to seg lodges. formssegs
