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What does stag mean?

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Noun
  1. A colt, or filly.
  2. (by extension, obsolete) A romping girl.
  3. An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
  4. An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
  5. 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.
  6. The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
  7. (usually attributive) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
  8. 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.
  9. A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).
Verb
  1. (intransitive, Britain) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
  2. (transitive) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
Adverb
  1. Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
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