staggard
noun
a four-year-old male red deer.
staggart
-
a variation of
staggard.
Example Sentences
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“Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old; at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal.”
From The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat
"Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old, at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal."
From The Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat
