staggy

or stag·gie

[ stag-ee ]

noun

, Scot.

, plural stag·gies.

1. a colt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of staggy¹

First recorded in 1780–90; stag + -y ²

Example Sentences

Again, poor old Staggy, daring still in his dotage, took a fall while scrambling on the steep banks of the Stony Bottom.

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Now, however, they are old and staggy, with hollow trunks truly—but what trunks!

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The Leghorns and similar breeds are too small and become staggy too soon.

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