aggie

aggie
aggie1
/ag"ee/, n.
agate (def. 2).
[1875-80]
aggie2
/ag"ee/, n. (sometimes cap.) Informal
1. an agriculture college.
2. a student at an agricultural college.
[1900-05, Amer.; AG(RICULTURAL) + -IE]

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