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Meaning:

Adverb:

  • Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

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Noun:

  • A colt, or filly.
  • An improperly or late castrated bull or ram; -- called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.
  • An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
  • A romping girl.
  • A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
  • usually|_|attributive An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
  • 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.
  • The adult male of the red deer (''Cervus elaphus''), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti.
  • The European wren.
  • The male of certain other species of large deer.

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Verb:

  • British To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
  • transitive To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

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