STUD

Stud

A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring. A specialized vocabulary exists for de-sexed animals and those animals used in grading up to a purebred status.

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stud

Noun

  1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
  2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
  3. A group of such animals.
  4. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
  5. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
  6. A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
    a collar with studs
  2. A small round earring.
    She's wearing studs in her ears.
  3. A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
  4. A stem; a trunk.
  5. A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
  6. A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
  7. A stud bolt.
  8. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

Verb

  1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
  2. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
  3. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.


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