In the New York courts, a stag is the technical name for a man who is always ready to aid in proving an alibi, of course "for a consideration."
·noun The European wren. II. Stag ·noun A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. III. Stag ·noun Th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To turn stag; to impeach one's confederates: from a herd of deer, who are said to turn their horns a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A name given to a rock that should be watched for, as off the Lizard, Castlehaven, &c. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse. ...
·adj Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; — sai...
A dance performed by males only, in barrooms, &c. Also called a bull-dance. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
see randle-piked. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·- ·Alt. of Stag-horn fern. ...
·- ·see under <<Stag>>. ...
Was held every Monday evening, at seven o'clock, at the Three tuns, near the Hospital Gate, Newgate-...