staggyn.

Brit.

/ˈstaɡi/, U.S.

/ˈstæɡi/, Scottish English

/ˈstaɡɪ/

Forms: In 1700s–1800s stagie, staggie.

Etymology: < stag n.¹ + -y suffix⁶.

Scottish.

A colt.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by gender or age > [noun] > male > colt

coltc1000

horse-colta1382

poleync1445

staggy1786

staggeen1829

1786 R. Burns Poems 118 Thou could hae gaen like ony staggie Out owre the lay.

1792 G. Galloway Poems 42 Guide honest John ride frae Kilbagie, Upon a bonny dappl'd stagie.

1803 A. Boswell Songs 13 When ilka bit laddie maun ha'e his bit stagie.

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 263/1 One of them is only a wee bit staggie.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

staggyadj.

/ˈstaɡi/

Etymology: < stag n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

a. New Zealand and North American. Of an animal or its meat: having the characteristics or appearance of a mature male (see quots.).

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the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > mature

ripec1325

greata1375

flight-ripe1398

well-moutheda1425

staggy1933

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [adjective] > relating to meat > other qualities of meat

green1577

slink1607

gelded1621

tenellous1651

jerk1743

staggy1933

1933 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 9 Dec. 17/8 Stag, imperfectly, or late castrated male sheep or steer. Hence staggy.

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Staggy, having the appearance of a mature male animal;—said of female domestic animals.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 201/3 Complaints about the proportion of ‘staggy’ New Zealand wether lamb carcasses have been received recently from the United Kingdom.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Dec. 8/2 The quality of beef within a grade can vary, depending on whether an animal is staggy or whether it weighs less than 550 pounds or more than 700. A staggy steer exhibits bull-like characteristics and has tougher meat.

b. Australian. (See quot. 1891.)

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [adjective] > hard and woody

staggy1891

1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. i. 30 Sometimes the [potato] sets remain fresh and do not decay in the soil after the haulms have developed; they remain ‘staggy’ or hard and woody.

a. Abounding in stags. rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > abounding in

staggy1921

1921 Blackwood's Mag. July 34/2 Very staggy ground this. Indeed, a sambur grunted in covert which we watched.

b. figurative. Of a tree, etc.: having bare branches. Cf. stag-headed adj. 2.

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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having branch(es) > without leaves or branches

armless1596

branchless1611

unbranched1731

limbless1770

boughless1839

boughed1852

bare-poled1864

staggy1933

rownsepyked1937

1933 R. Campbell Flowering Reeds 21 Bare trees..Down the long avenue in staggy flight Are hunted by the hungers of the gale.

1961 P. White Riders in Chariot i. 13 Slapped by a staggy elder-bush..Whipped by the little sarsaparilla vine.

1973 P. White Eye of Storm vii. 322 Under the staggy orange trees, amongst the hummocks, in the green haze of Noamurra.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	staggy
释义	staggyn. Brit. /ˈstaɡi/, U.S. /ˈstæɡi/, Scottish English /ˈstaɡɪ/ Forms: In 1700s–1800s stagie, staggie. Etymology: < stag n.¹ + -y suffix⁶. Scottish. A colt. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by gender or age > [noun] > male > colt coltc1000 horse-colta1382 poleync1445 staggy1786 staggeen1829 1786 R. Burns Poems 118 Thou could hae gaen like ony staggie Out owre the lay. 1792 G. Galloway Poems 42 Guide honest John ride frae Kilbagie, Upon a bonny dappl'd stagie. 1803 A. Boswell Songs 13 When ilka bit laddie maun ha'e his bit stagie. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 263/1 One of them is only a wee bit staggie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). staggyadj. /ˈstaɡi/ Etymology: < stag n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. a. New Zealand and North American. Of an animal or its meat: having the characteristics or appearance of a mature male (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > family unit > [adjective] > mature ripec1325 greata1375 flight-ripe1398 well-moutheda1425 staggy1933 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [adjective] > relating to meat > other qualities of meat green1577 slink1607 gelded1621 tenellous1651 jerk1743 staggy1933 1933 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 9 Dec. 17/8 Stag, imperfectly, or late castrated male sheep or steer. Hence staggy. 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Staggy, having the appearance of a mature male animal;—said of female domestic animals. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 201/3 Complaints about the proportion of ‘staggy’ New Zealand wether lamb carcasses have been received recently from the United Kingdom. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Dec. 8/2 The quality of beef within a grade can vary, depending on whether an animal is staggy or whether it weighs less than 550 pounds or more than 700. A staggy steer exhibits bull-like characteristics and has tougher meat. b. Australian. (See quot. 1891.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [adjective] > hard and woody staggy1891 1891 R. Wallace Rural Econ. Austral. & N.Z. i. 30 Sometimes the [potato] sets remain fresh and do not decay in the soil after the haulms have developed; they remain ‘staggy’ or hard and woody. 2. a. Abounding in stags. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [adjective] > abounding in staggy1921 1921 Blackwood's Mag. July 34/2 Very staggy ground this. Indeed, a sambur grunted in covert which we watched. b. figurative. Of a tree, etc.: having bare branches. Cf. stag-headed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having branch(es) > without leaves or branches armless1596 branchless1611 unbranched1731 limbless1770 boughless1839 boughed1852 bare-poled1864 staggy1933 rownsepyked1937 1933 R. Campbell Flowering Reeds 21 Bare trees..Down the long avenue in staggy flight Are hunted by the hungers of the gale. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot i. 13 Slapped by a staggy elder-bush..Whipped by the little sarsaparilla vine. 1973 P. White Eye of Storm vii. 322 Under the staggy orange trees, amongst the hummocks, in the green haze of Noamurra. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1786adj.1891
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