Havier

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A castrated deer.

    "Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […]"

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"Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […]"

Etymology

Formerly haver, probably from half. Compare Latin semimas (“an emasculate”).

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