Sc. In 8–9 stagie, staggie. [dim. of STAG sb.1 + -IE, -Y.] A colt.
1786. Burns, To Auld Mare, i. 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. [Sir A. Boswell], Songs, 13. When ilka bit laddie maun ha’e his bit stagie.
1910. H. B. Money-Coutts, in Blackw. Mag., Feb., 263/1. There are two stags there, and three or four hinds; one of them is only a wee bit staggie.
