stud en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /stʊd/ (Northern-England)
- stŭd
- /stʌd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.
Meanings
- A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
- A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
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(broadly, collective) A group of broodmares or other animals kept for breeding.
The King (then) went forth to visit the stud of broodmares, and the stables of the young steeds, he saw that they had famished them.
(Can we date this quote?), Society of Biblical Archaeology, Records of the Past: Being English Translations of the Assyrian and Egyptian Monuments, volume II, Samuel Bagster & Sons, page 90:When I was a kid-about ten -my friend's grandfather, John Stone, had a stud of cocks.
2000, Robert H. Rimmer, The Trade Off--My Husband/Your Wife, page 136:
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(broadly, collective) A group of locomotives
He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:It cannot be disputed that he put on the road, in this age of intense workings, a stud of locomotives the swiftness and reliability of which are second to none.
2013, O. S. Nock, The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley, Read Books Limited:At that time, therefore, L.M.S. motive power for the increased loads of the Birmingham trains was less than adequate, whereas the G.W.R. route had an ample stud of Churchward and Collett 4-6-0s, and timekeeping was good.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98:In freight working a considerable stud of ex-N.E.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class "B16" is used, some of which include the Thompson modifications to the front end.
1949 November and December, O. S. Nock, “Twenty-Four Hours at York—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 358:
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An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
at stud
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A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […]we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
1673, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland:
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(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
Wow, Julia! Sounds like to me like you got your pick of any man in this room to dance with so I want you to take your time and find amongst all these young studs here tonight the coolest, most un-losery guy in the bunch
1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler):Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud!
1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight):Maverick, you big stud… Take me to bed or lose me forever.
1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Charlie (Kelly McGillis):Those soap-opera studs and studettes sliding between satin sheets in the afternoon?
1999 December 16, Mark Wolf, “The V-chip has arrived with little fanfare”, in The Coshocton Tribune:
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(slang) A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.
Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.
1983 August 13, Lisa Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| studs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
studly · studfish · studding · studgun · stemme · bestud · studmark · superstud · stud muffin · studs up · stud farm · studless · studette · studdery · stud puppy · studmaster · stem · stud book · cyberstud · stud mare · studlike · studded tire · studwork
Synonyms
sire · hunk · he-man · stallion
Translations (130)
gl almallo (male animal kept for breeding) · de Schellhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · pl ogier (male animal kept for breeding) · de Gestüt (animal breeding place) · pt caudelaria (animal breeding place) · it stallone (male animal kept for breeding) · es machorro (sexually attractive male) · pl przystojniak (sexually attractive male) · pl ciacho (sexually attractive male) · hu tenyészállat (animal registered and retained for breeding) · es padrillo (male animal kept for breeding) · lt eržilas (sexually attractive male) · gl burraxo (male animal kept for breeding) · sv hingst (sexually attractive male) · fi siitoseläin (female animal kept for breeding) · ro armăsar (sexually attractive male) · de Zuchthengst (male animal kept for breeding) · grc ὀχεῖον (male animal kept for breeding) · nl dekhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · cs hřebec (male animal kept for breeding) · hu ménes (animal breeding place) · acw غزال (sexually attractive male) · de Stall (animal breeding place) · es potro (sexually attractive male) · ca criador (animal breeding place) · ast garañón (male animal kept for breeding) · pl klacz (female animal kept for breeding) · it riproduttore (male animal kept for breeding) · ru заво́д (animal breeding place) · de Schälhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · gl contrareo (male animal kept for breeding) · gl castal (male animal kept for breeding) · tr damızlık (male animal kept for breeding) · vo bridöpajevod (male animal kept for breeding) · de Beschälhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · de Gestüthengst (male animal kept for breeding) · hu fedezőmén (male animal kept for breeding) · es criadero (animal breeding place) · hu mén (male animal kept for breeding) · da stutteri (animal breeding place) · ar فحل (sexually attractive male) · ms pembaka (male animal kept for breeding) · tr tosun (sexually attractive male) · mk па́стув (sexually attractive male) · hu jó pasi (sexually attractive male) · es mango (sexually attractive male) · is foli (sexually attractive male) · ga graíre (male animal kept for breeding) · es garañón (sexually attractive male) · da avlstyr (male animal kept for breeding) · ca llavorer (male animal kept for breeding) · nl stoeterij (animal breeding place) · fi siitosori (male animal kept for breeding) · apc جغل (sexually attractive male) · fi sonni (sexually attractive male) · pt garanhão (sexually attractive male) · de Deckhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · da avlshingst (male animal kept for breeding) · nl dekstier (male animal kept for breeding) · cy gre (male animal kept for breeding) · ro armăsar (male animal kept for breeding) · sv stuteri (animal breeding place) · gl mulateiro (male animal kept for breeding) · vo bridöpajevod (female animal kept for breeding) · vo stäilahijip (male animal kept for breeding) · vo bridöp (animal breeding place) · fi ori (sexually attractive male) · hu tenyészmén (male animal kept for breeding) · vo stäilajip (male animal kept for breeding) · ru производи́тель (male animal kept for breeding) · ast rifón (male animal kept for breeding) · bg жребец (sexually attractive male) · es galán (sexually attractive male) · hu csődör (male animal kept for breeding) · sv sto (female animal kept for breeding) · vo stäilajevod (male animal kept for breeding) · ru жеребе́ц (sexually attractive male) · mk па́стув (male animal kept for breeding) · fi siitoskarja (animal registered and retained for breeding) · de Zuchtstute (female animal kept for breeding) · nl fokdier (male animal kept for breeding) · de Stuterei (animal breeding place) · vo bridöpahijevod (male animal kept for breeding) · nl fokhengst (male animal kept for breeding) · ru саме́ц-производи́тель (male animal kept for breeding) · vo stäilahijevod (male animal kept for breeding) · ca de llavor (male animal kept for breeding) · apd سمح (sexually attractive male) · mk е́ргела (animal breeding place) · pt garanhão (male animal kept for breeding) · nl fokstier (male animal kept for breeding) · he חתיך (sexually attractive male) · es semental (animal registered and retained for breeding) · vo bridöpajijevod (female animal kept for breeding) · he סוס (sexually attractive male) · pl stadnina (animal breeding place) · it razzatore (male animal kept for breeding) · sv avelssto (female animal kept for breeding) · fr étalon (male animal kept for breeding) · hu méntelep (animal breeding place) · ary بوكوص (sexually attractive male) · es semental (male animal kept for breeding) · gl guarán (male animal kept for breeding) · fi siitoseläin (male animal kept for breeding) · sv hingst (male animal kept for breeding) · fi siitoseläin (animal registered and retained for breeding) · de Gestütpferd (male animal kept for breeding) · sv avelshingst (male animal kept for breeding) · lt eržilas (male animal kept for breeding) · de Decktier (male animal kept for breeding) · es papichulo (sexually attractive male) · acw فحل (sexually attractive male) · fi siittola (animal breeding place) · de Beschäler (male animal kept for breeding) · el επιβήτορας (male animal kept for breeding) · de Hengst (sexually attractive male) · es garañón (male animal kept for breeding) · no stutteri (animal breeding place) · pt haras (animal breeding place) · es semental (sexually attractive male) · ca semental (male animal kept for breeding) · ast criador (animal breeding place) · hu kan (sexually attractive male) · ast semental (animal registered and retained for breeding) · hu tenyészkanca (female animal kept for breeding) · bg жребец (male animal kept for breeding) · ast criadoriu (animal breeding place) · da tyr (sexually attractive male) · el καμάκι (sexually attractive male) · nl Dekhengst (sexually attractive male)