Stag

[stæg] or [stæɡ]

Definition

(noun.) adult male deer.

(verb.) attend a dance or a party without a female companion.

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Definition

(n.) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti.

(n.) The male of certain other species of large deer.

(n.) A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl.

(n.) A castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and bull seg. See the Note under Ox.

(n.) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.

(n.) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.

(n.) The European wren.

(v. i.) To act as a "stag", or irregular dealer in stocks.

(v. t.) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Hart, male red deer (Cervus elaphus).

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Definition

n. the male deer esp. one of the red deer:—fem. Hind: a speculator who applies for shares or stock in new concerns quoted at a premium hoping to obtain an allotment and secure a profit without holding the stock one who sells new securities quoted at a premium before allotment.—v.t. to follow to dog to shadow.—v.i. to act as a stag on the stock-exchange.—ns. Stag′-bee′tle a genus of Lamellicorn beetles nearly allied to the Scarabees the males with large projecting mandibles; Stag′-dance -part′y a dance or party of men only; Stag′hound a name applied both to the buck-hound and the Scottish deer-hound.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

To see stags in your dream, foretells that you will have honest and true friends, and will enjoy delightful entertainments.

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