staggy

American  

[stag-ee] / ˈstæg i /

Or staggie

noun

Scot.

staggies plural

1. a colt.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• staggies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of staggy

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

Example Sentences

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staggy staggies

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

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

Choice large capons and ducks were in steady demand, but I blushed for my profession when I read that roasting chickens were running coarse, staggy, and of irregular value. 

From The Diary of a Goose Girl by Shepperson, Claude A.

Barley, immediately brought to the malt house from the field, rarely makes good malt, as a great proportion of it becomes staggy, and will not grow.

From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Coppinger, Joseph

Then some more hinds come on, followed by a few small staggies, and the excitement among the guns becomes intense as they know now that the drive has begun.

From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham

On the way you come across some small staggies which decline to move, being quite well aware that they are not worth shooting.

From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham