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However, there is also increasing groups of visitors called stags and hens (UK and Ireland) or bucks (Australia), who spend their “last night of freedom” in the city.

Archive 2006-03-01 Thatsnews 2006

The stags were the queerest to watch, for of course the antlers came up a long time before the rest of them, so at first Digory thought they were trees.

The Magician's Nephew Lewis, C. S. 1955

The couples are seated in chairs around the room, the men without partners known as the stags being near the door.

The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Walter Germain

Stag dos were almost forced to become more organised events, as the very label - "stags" - became enough to earn a firm "no entry" from many a bar or nightclub.

BBC News - Home 2011

The 'stags' came forward, carrying soldiers on their backs.

The Aztecs speak - an Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico 2001

The 'stags' came forward, carrying soldiers on their backs.

The Aztecs speak - an Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico 2001

A man detached himself, after awhile, from the group of "stags" in the center of the room and strolled over to join Mr. Bennet.

The Heart of Arethusa Francis Barton Fox

The night before there was a dance, at which "stags" formed the major part, although there were ladies from Raleigh, Durham, and Portsmouth, Virginia, besides the local supply.

History of the University of North Carolina. Volume II: From 1868 to 1912 Kemp Plummer 1912

Already he made out here and there the saddle horses which had brought so many "stags" so many miles to the dance, and which stood tied to tree and shrub.

Six Feet Four Jackson Gregory 1912

It is stated that when in pursuit of the larger animals -- such as stags and large antelopes that inhabit the same district -- instead of running them down at once, the dogs manoeuvre so as to guide the game to their breeding place, before giving the final _coup_ to the chase!

Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850