spayard

English

Noun

spayard (plural spayards)

1. (obsolete) The hart in its third year; a young deer
   • 1865 April 22, unattributed, “Antlers”, in All the Year Round, page 304:

     A new membrane destined to be converted into horn develops itself, pushing away the old horn, and the spayard drops his dags, the stag and the hart their horns with antlers.

Synonyms

• spay
• spayad, spayade (obsolete)
• spayart (obsolete)