stallion

[ stal-yuhn ]
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noun
  1. an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.

Origin of stallion

1
1275–1325; Middle English stalon<Old French estalon, equivalent to stal- (<Germanic; see stall1) + -on noun suffix

Words Nearby stallion

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How to use stallion in a sentence

  • A great roan stallion, bridled but without a saddle, materialized.

    A World Called Crimson | Darius John Granger
  • Thiele relates a story in which a wild stallion colt is brought in to smell two babes, one of which is a changeling.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • They explored the country far and wide with Aunt Gainor on her great stallion, a rash rider despite her years.

    The Red City | S. Weir Mitchell
  • This game was frequently repeated, and it seemed to me that the mares were making sport of the stallion.

  • I braced myself for a pull that should have broken the stallion's jaw and released his mouth altogether.

    Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for stallion

stallion

/ (ˈstæljən) /


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

Origin of stallion

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

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