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See also:STAG (0. Eng. stagga, a Norse word, cf. Icel. steggr, steggi, a male See also:animal, cf. Steggander, a See also:drake; it is usually referred to stigan, to climb, to See also:mount, but this is doubtful) , the See also:common name of the male of many See also:species of the See also:deer tribe, but usually confined to the male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), " See also:buck " being used in other cases, as of the See also:fallow-deer (see DEER and See also:PECORA) . In Stock See also:Exchange See also:slang the See also:term is used of an operator who applies for a portion of a new See also:security being issued, not with a view to holding it, but with the intention of immediate realization, at a profit if possible . |
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