stag : Idioms & Phrases

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Bull stag

  • a castrated bull. See Stag.
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in small stages

  • adjective satellite one thing at a time
    stepwise; bit-by-bit; piecemeal; step-by-step.
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in stages

  • adverb a little bit at a time
    little by little; bit by bit; piecemeal.
    • the research structure has developed piecemeal
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royal stag

  • noun stag with antlers of 12 or more branches
    royal.
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Stag beetle

  • noun a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
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  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Lucanus and allied genera, especially L. cervus of Europe and L. dama of the United States. The mandibles are large and branched, or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also horned bug, and horse beetle.
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Stag dance

  • a dance by men only. slang, U.S.
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Stag hog

  • (Zoöl.), the babiroussa.
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Stag party

  • noun a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
    smoker.
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  • a party consisting of men only. Slang, U. S.
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Stag tick

  • (Zoöl.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the family Hippoboscidæ, which lives upon the stag and in usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings.
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stag's garlic

  • noun pungent Old World wild onion
    crow garlic; false garlic; wild garlic; Allium vineale; field garlic.
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stag's-horn coral

  • noun large branching coral resembling antlers
    staghorn coral.
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stag-evil

Stag"-e`vil noun
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  1. (Far.) A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse. Crabb.
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Stag-horn coral

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large branching corals of the genus Madrepora, which somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially Madrepora cervicornis, and M. palmata, of Florida and the West Indies.
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Stag-horn fern

  • (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern (Platycerium alcicorne) having the large fronds branched like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.
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Stag-horn sumac

  • (Bot.), a common American shrub (Rhus typhina) having densely velvety branchlets. See Sumac.
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stag-horned

Stag"-horned` adjective
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  1. (Zoöl.) Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; -- said of certain beetles.
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staging area

  • noun an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation
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To break a deer ∨ stag

  • to cut it up and apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.
Webster 1913