colt

[kohlt]

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noun

a young male animal of the horse family.

a male horse of not more than four years of age.

a young or inexperienced person.

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Origin of colt

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; compare dialectal Swedish kult little pig

Colt

[kohlt]

Trademark.

a brand of revolver.

Colt

[kohlt]

noun

Samuel,1814–62, U.S. inventor of the Colt revolver.

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Political ads demonizing some politicians and praising others play on as an older man sips his Colt 45.
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Colt, Remington, and Gauge have all soared, and Gunner is much more common than the traditional name Gunnar.
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He gives Carl back his gun and holsters his own famous Colt Python back around his waist.
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If the mass shooting begins, we Russians will also have to grab a Colt, and aim at the enemy, unfortunately.
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He was even said to have tossed coins in the air and shot them with the Colt .45 and the .357 Magnum he was said always to carry.
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It took Lady Clare several months to accustom Shag (for that was the colt's name) to her ways.
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It often frightens the colt when he feels the girth binding him, and making the saddle fit tight on his back.
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All I know is that holster and belt came tumbling down as I sprang and caught at the Colt handle.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
He heerd the colt whinner, and Josiah stood up in the wagon, and looked after it.
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"There's Sickles's colt over in the medder, Jimmie," said the old man.
The Little Regiment|Stephen Crane

British Dictionary definitions for colt

colt

noun

a male horse or pony under the age of four

an awkward or inexperienced young person

sport

a young and inexperienced player
a member of a junior team

Word Origin for colt

Old English colt young ass, of obscure origin; compare Swedish dialect kult young animal, boy

Colt

noun

trademark a type of revolver, pistol, etc

Word Origin for Colt

C19: named after Samuel Colt (1814–62), American inventor

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Word Origin and History for colt

colt

Old English colt "colt," originally "young ass," in Biblical translations also used for "young camel," perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (cf. Swedish dialectal kult "young boar, piglet; boy," Danish kuld "offspring, brood") and akin to child. Applied to persons from early 13c.

COLT'S TOOTH An old fellow who marries, or keeps a young girl, is ſaid to have a colt's tooth in his head. ["Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1796]

Colt

type of revolver, 1838, originally the manufacture of U.S. gunsmith Samuel Colt (1814-1862).

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