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stagging
We have found lemma(root) word of stagging : stag.
Definitions
[staɡ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a male deer, especially a male red deer after its fifth year
- a social gathering attended by men only
(e.g: a stag event)
- a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit
(e.g: stags made an average profit of £60 each)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr ‘male bird’, Icelandic steggi ‘tomcat’
[staɡ], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- without a female partner at a social gathering
(e.g: a lot of boys went stag)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr ‘male bird’, Icelandic steggi ‘tomcat’
[staɡ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- buy (shares in a new issue) and sell them at once for a profit
(e.g: they made profits from stagging each issue)
- roughly cut (a garment, especially a pair of trousers) to make it shorter
(e.g: I stagged them off and burned the ends then tucked them away)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr ‘male bird’, Icelandic steggi ‘tomcat’
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