stud horse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stallion; a male horse kept as a stud.

Word forms

stud horse stud horses studhorse

Etymology

From Middle English *studhors, *stode-hors, from Old English stōdhors, from Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross, equivalent to stud + horse. Cognate with Middle High German stuotros. Compare German Stutpferd.

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