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Stud

noun

1.

A man who is virile and sexually active. Synonyms: he-man, macho-man.

2.

Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). Synonym: rivet.

3.

An upright in house framing. Synonym: scantling.

4.

Adult male horse kept for breeding. Synonym: studhorse.

5.

Poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt. Synonym: stud poker.

verb

(past & past part. studded; pres. part. studding)

1.

Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs. Synonyms: constellate, dot.

2.

Provide with or construct with studs.

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"Stud" Quotes from Famous Books

... and neck with Burgo was Pollock, the sporting literary gentleman. Pollock had but two horses to his stud, and was never known to give much money for them;—and he weighed without his boots, fifteen stones! No one ever knew how Pollock did it;—more especially as all the world declared that he was as ignorant of hunting as any tailor. He could ride, or when he couldn't ride he could ...

— Can You Forgive Her? • Anthony Trollope

... to an opposite result. There can be no doubt that crossing, with the aid of rigorous selection during several generations, has been a potent means in modifying old races, and in forming new ones. Lord Orford crossed his famous stud of greyhounds once with the bulldog, which breed was chosen from being deficient in scenting powers, and from having what was wanted, courage and perseverance. In the course of six or seven generations all ...

— The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) • Charles Darwin

... resting on them, and cause it to set the delicate tympan into vibrations corresponding very accurately to those of the original sounds. The tympan employed for receiving is made of gold-beater's skin, having a stud at its centre and a springy stylus of steel wire. The sounds emitted by this device are almost a whisper as compared to the original ones, but they are faithful in articulation, which is the main object, and they are conveyed to the ear by means ...

— The Story Of Electricity • John Munro

... afternoon he found himself riding in a Fifth Avenue stage. The stage was tolerably full. Directly opposite Mark sat an old lady richly dressed, whose means were evidently large. Next to her sat a flashily dressed young man, on whose bosom glittered what might be a valuable diamond stud, conspicuous for its size. He had a diamond ring on his finger, and might easily be mistaken for a ...

— Mark Mason's Victory • Horatio Alger

... life was bad for his health, the doctors ordered him horse exercise, and he soon became a first-rate rider, and used to go out for long excursions on horseback, accompanied always by his father's stud-groom ...

— The Yellow Fairy Book • Various

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