Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

STAG (0. Eng. stagga, a Norse word, c...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 759 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

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 .

End of Article: STAG (0. Eng. stagga, a Norse word, cf. Icel. steggr, steggi, a male animal, cf. Steggander, a drake; it is usually referred to stigan, to climb, to mount, but this is doubtful)
[back]
STAFFORDSHIRE
[next]
STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.