stallion

[ stal-yuh n ]

/ ˈstæl yən /

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noun

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

Nearby words

stall-fed, stall-feed, stallage, stallholder, stalling angle, stallion, stalwart, stalworth, stamba, stambul, stamen

Origin of stallion

1275–1325; Middle English stalon < Old French estalon, equivalent to stal- (< Germanic; see stall¹) + -on noun suffix

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Examples from the Web for stallion

Without this she could not hold the stallion, and he was no pet to come at her caressing call of the double notes.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
They now together approached the large box stall in which the stallion was kept.
Wild Bill's Last Trail|Ned Buntline
They saw Barry bend low; they saw the stallion increase its pace.
The Seventh Man|Max Brand
That she would rest the stallion at the Navajo pool on the mountain he made certain.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey

If the sexual excitement speedily subsides and the mare persistently refuses the stallion for a month, she is probably pregnant.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for stallion

stallion

/ (ˈstæljən) /

noun

an uncastrated male horse, esp one used for breeding

Word Origin for stallion

C14: staloun, from Old French estalon of Germanic origin; related to Old High German stal stall 1

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stallion

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