[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Carol's questions for New Steve Was: Tempest in a teapot/cup/kettle

[KEN ADAMS]

Excuse me I had to nip out to the White Hart to order a table for dinner.
A stag is a male deer, whereas a hart is a mature, full grown deer at least five years old. White harts probably have more place in legend than in nature (see Carol, earlier today). A white hart would be an albino ( and therefore rare) mature male deer. Pubs though are commonly called The White Hart, probably because of their importance in legend. 
KEN




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From: sistermagpie <sistermagpie at earthlink.net>
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SA stag is a male deerent: Wednesday, 14 January, 2009 2:40:13 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Carol's questions for New Steve Was: Tempest in a teapot/cup/kettle


Dumbledad:
> That ties in with the UK English I've encountered: a buck would be 
> a young/small male deer, while a stag would have big antlers and 
> do that scary rutting crash thing.

Magpie:
Right--and when men are referred to as bucks it's almost always "young 
buck" or with some indication of youth/immaturity. Even in America I 
tend to hear "stag" more used to described a big deer with big antlers, 
while a buck is a younger male deer. I have usually just used doe and 
fawn for the females. I know the word hind but don't usually use it. 
(And hart I usually associate with the deer on pub signs--especially 
white harts.)

-m

 

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