Stag

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·noun The European wren.

II. Stag ·noun A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl.

III. Stag ·noun The male of certain other species of large deer.

IV. Stag ·vi To act as a "stag", or irregular dealer in stocks.

V. Stag ·vt To Watch; to dog, or keep track of.

VI. Stag ·noun An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.

VII. Stag ·noun A castrated bull;

— called also bull stag, and bull seg. ·see the Note under Ox.

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

IX. Stag ·noun 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.

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