Deer

dēr, n. a quadruped of several species, as the stag, reindeer, .; in M. E., any kind of animal.— ns. Deer′-hair , heath club-rush; Deer′-herd ; Deer′-hound ; Deer′-lick , a spot of salt ground whither deer come to lick the earth; Deer′-mouse , a common name for several species of American mice—so called from their agility; Deer′-neck , a thin, ill-shaped neck—of horses; Deer′-skin , the skin of the deer, or leather made therefrom; Deer′-stalk′er ; Deer′-stalk′ing , the hunting of deer by stalking, or stealing upon them unawares. [A.S. deór ; Ger. thier , Dut. dier ; Ice. dýr . There is no connection with Gr. thēr , L. fer a , a wild beast.]