stag

¹stag

noun \ˈstag\

plural stags

Definition of STAG

1

or plural stag : an adult male red deer; also : the male of various other deer (especially genus Cervus)

2

chiefly Scottish : a young horse; especially : a young unbroken stallion

3

: a male animal castrated after sexual maturity — compare steer 1

4

: a young adult male domestic chicken or turkey

5

a : a social gathering of men only b : one who attends a dance or party without a companion

Origin of STAG

Middle English stagge, from Old English stagga; akin to Old Norse andarsteggi drake

First Known Use: 12th century

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with STAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, swag, tag, wag, YAG, zag