stallion

American  

[stal-yuhn] / ˈstæl yən /

noun

1. an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.

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stallion British  

/ ˈstæljən /

noun

1. an uncastrated male horse, esp one used for breeding

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Etymology

Origin of stallion

1275–1325; Middle English stalon < Old French estalon, equivalent to stal- (< Germanic; stall ¹ ) + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, the Santa Anita-based Flightline, was retired after only six races over two years because of his value as a stallion.

From Los Angeles Times

The unnamed woman, Harry describes, also "liked horses, quite a lot, and treated me not unlike a young stallion."

From Salon

With a woman who treated him “like a young stallion.”

From Washington Post

Afterward, EO is relocated to a farm, where he’s stabled alongside a white stallion whose privileged status doesn’t protect it from human desires and designs.

From New York Times

Baffert had the breeding right because he trained Arrogate, but it’s highly unusual to breed a top stallion to such an average mare.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• colt
• filly
• mare