stag

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#1·5h ago

(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.

The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.

Origin: From , steg, from , a stag and possibly , a male animal, both from , male, male deer, porcupine, probably from , to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff. . Cognate with , tomcat, male fox. Related to staggard, staggon. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(countable, chiefly, Scotland) A young horse (colt or filly).

The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

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#3·5h ago

(Britain) A male turkey: a turkeycock.

We had two disturbers of the harmony of the ship; I mean two stags or informers, one named Robert Wilson, the other John Hewit, from the north of Ireland.

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