E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Spaie.
A red deer of the third year.
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“The young male is called in the first yeere a &cgrave;alfe, in the second a broket, the third a spaie, the fourth a stagon or stag, the fifth a great stag, the sixth an hart, and so foorth unto his death.”—Harrison.
