Толковый словарь английского языка - stag
Stag
stag
I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~ge, from Old English ~ga; akin to Old Norse andarsteggi drake Date: 12th century an adult male red deer, a young horse, a male animal castrated after sexual maturity, a young adult male domestic chicken or turkey, 5. a social gathering of men only, one who attends a dance or party without a companion, II. verb (~ged; ~ging) Etymology: ~ (informer) Date: 1796 transitive verb to spy on, intransitive verb to attend a dance or party without a companion, III. adjective Date: 1843 1. restricted to men , intended or suitable for a gathering of men only, unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex , ~ adverb
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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