name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
staggers
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name
Meaning 2
St Stephen's House, Oxford.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Qualifier: Oxford University slang
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of stagger
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs
staggers and jags, delirium tremens or extreme inebriation
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Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of stagger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 7
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blind staggers
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Broader terms: animal disease
History
Etymology
Jocular modification of Stephen + -ers. See Oxford "-er".
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