STAG


Meaning of STAG in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. an adult male deer, esp. one with a set of antlers.

2 Brit. Stock Exch. a person who applies for shares of a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit.

3 a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.

--v.tr. (stagged, stagging) Brit. Stock Exch. deal in (shares) as a stag.

Phrases and idioms:

stag beetle any beetle of the family Lucanidae, the male of which has large branched mandibles resembling a stag's antlers. stag- (or stag's-) horn

1. the horn of a stag, used to make knife-handles, snuff-boxes, etc.

2 any of various ferns, esp. of the genus Platycerium, having fronds like antlers. stag-night (or -party) an all-male celebration, esp. in honour of a man about to marry.

Etymology: ME f. OF stacga, stagga (unrecorded): cf. docga dog, frogga frog, etc., and ON staggr, staggi male bird

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.