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stallion

[ stal-yuh n ]
/ ˈstæl yən /
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

macho, manly, muscular, colt, mare, filly, gallant, brave, bold, hardy, hunk, adult, stud, jock, male, ape, caveman, beefcake, tuna, plug

Nearby words

  1. stall-fed,
  2. stall-feed,
  3. stallage,
  4. stallholder,
  5. stalling angle,
  6. stalwart,
  7. stalwartly,
  8. stalworth,
  9. stamba,
  10. stambul

Origin of stallion

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

stallion

n.

late 14c., "uncastrated male horse," from Old French estalon "male horse," from Frankish *stal, cognate with Old High German stal "stable" (see stall (n.1)). The notion is probably of a horse kept in a stable to service mares. Transferred sense of "lascivious man" is attested from 1550s.

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