studhorse

American

[stuhd-hawrs] / ˈstʌdˌhɔrs /

noun

a stallion kept for breeding.

studhorse British

/ ˈstʌdˌhɔːs /

noun

another word for stallion

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Etymology

Origin of studhorse

before 1000; Old English stōdhors (not recorded in ME). See stud ², horse

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That same morning both Sigmund and Skiolld rose up and meant to go to the studhorses; they had bits with them, and caught the horses that were in the "town" and rode away on them.

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