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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.
Pronunciation
Noun
stud (plural studs)
- A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
- Synonym: sire
- A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
- (by extension, collective) A group of such animals, also of locomotives.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 20, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
1949 November and December, O. S. Nock, “Twenty-Four Hours at York—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 358:In freight working a considerable stud of ex-N.E.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class "B16" is used, some of which include the Thompson modifications to the front end.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98:At that time, therefore, L.M.S. motive power for the increased loads of the Birmingham trains was less than adequate, whereas the G.W.R. route had an ample stud of Churchward and Collett 4-6-0s, and timekeeping was good.
- An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
- A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
1673, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland:In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […] we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
- (colloquial) A sexually attractive male.
- Synonyms: he-man, hunk, stallion
1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight):Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud!
1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Charlie (Kelly McGillis):Maverick, you big stud… Take me to bed or lose me forever.
1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler):Wow, Julia! Sounds like to me like you got your pick of any man in this room to dance with so I want you to take your time and find amongst all these young studs here tonight the coolest, most un-losery guy in the bunch
1999 December 16, Mark Wolf, “The V-chip has arrived with little fanfare”, in The Coshocton Tribune:Those soap-opera studs and studettes sliding between satin sheets in the afternoon?
- (LGBT, slang) A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.
1983 August 13, Lisa Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 22:Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.
Derived terms
Translations
male animal kept for breeding
- Bulgarian: жребец (bg) m (žrebec)
- Catalan: semental m, de llavor, llavorer
- Czech: hřebec (cs) m
- Danish: avlshingst ? (a horse), avlstyr ? (a bull)
- Dutch: dekhengst (nl) m, fokhengst (nl) m (stallion), fokdier (nl) n (stud in general), dekstier m, fokstier (nl) m (bull)
- Finnish: siitoseläin (fi), siitosori (fi)
- French: étalon (fr) m (stallion)
- Galician: guarán m, burraxo m, contrareo m, mulateiro m, almallo (gl) m, castal m
- German: (horse) Deckhengst m, Schälhengst m, Schellhengst m, Beschäler (de) m, Beschälhengst m, Zuchthengst (de) m, Gestüthengst m, Gestütpferd n, Decktier n
- Hungarian: tenyészmén (hu), fedezőmén, csődör (hu), mén (hu)
- Irish: (horse) graíre m
- Italian: riproduttore (it) m, razzatore m, stallone (it) m
- Lithuanian: eržilas (lt) m
- Macedonian: па́стув m (pástuv)
- Portuguese: garanhão (pt) m
- Romanian: armăsar (ro) m
- Russian: производи́тель (ru) m (proizvodítelʹ), саме́ц-производи́тель (ru) m (saméc-proizvodítelʹ)
- Spanish: semental (es) m, garañón (es) m, padrillo (es) m
- Swedish: hingst (sv) c, avelshingst c
- Turkish: damızlık (tr)
- Volapük: (horse) stäilajevod, (explicitly male) stäilahijevod, (♂♀ horse) bridöpajevod, (explicitly male) bridöpahijevod, (sheep) stäilajip, (explicitly male) stäilahijip
- Welsh: gre m
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female animal kept for breeding
animal registered and retained for breeding
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Etymology 2
From Old English studu.
Noun
stud (plural studs)
- A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
a collar with studs
- (jewelry) A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post.
She's wearing studs in her ears.
- (construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
- (obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Marche. Aegloga Tertius.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: , London: Hugh Singleton, , →OCLC; republished as The Shepheardes Calender , London: Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, , 1586, →OCLC:Seest not this same hawthorn stud?
- (poker) A type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed.
- Synonym: stud poker
- (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
- (engineering) A stud bolt.
- An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Derived terms
Translations
small object protruding from something
- Bulgarian: кабър m (kabǎr)
- Catalan: tatxot m
- Czech: cvoček m
- Danish: knop ?, dup ?
- Finnish: nysty (fi), niitti (fi), nasta (fi)
- French: clou (fr) m
- German: Spike m, Stollen (de) m, Stift (de) m, Niete (de) f, Stutzen (de) m, Zapfen (de) m, Nippel (de) m, Knauf (de) m, Bolzen (de) m, Stehbolzen (de) m, Noppe (de) f, Stollen (de) m, Buckel (de) m
- Hungarian: szegecs (hu), pecek (hu), pöcök (hu), stopli (hu)
- Macedonian: кли́нец m (klínec), ни́тна f (nítna)
- Russian: шип (ru) m (šip)
- Scottish Gaelic: tarag m
- Spanish: (Mexico, for garment) estoperol (es) m, tachón m, tachuela (es)
- Swedish: knopp (sv) c, nit (sv) c, (on shoes) dobb c
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vertical post
- Catalan: pal (ca), columna (ca) f
- Dutch: stijl (nl) ?
- Finnish: pilari (fi)
- German: Ständer (de) m, Stiel (de) m, Stütze (de) f, Pfosten (de) m, Holzständer m, Holzstütze f
- Hungarian: oszlopfa, rúdfa (hu)
- Macedonian: ди́рек m (dírek), ко́лец m (kólec)
- Maori: pou, turupou, tautari (in the wall of a building), tūmatahuki (in the wall of a building), tūmatakahuki (in the wall of a building)
- Russian: сто́йка (ru) f (stójka), кося́к (ru) m (kosják), столб (ru) m (stolb)
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: stojak m
- Spanish: poste (es) m, (construction) columna (es) f, cadena (es) m
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short rod or pin
- Bulgarian: щифт (bg) m (štift), шип (bg) (šip)
- German: Bolzen (de) m, Stehbolzen (de) m, Tragbolzen m, Stift (de) m, Stutzen (de) m, Bundbolzen m, Stiftschraube (de) f, Gewindebolzen m, Radbolzen m, Achsbolzen m
- Hungarian: pecek (hu), csap (hu)
- Russian: штифт (ru) m (štift), шпи́лька (ru) f (špílʹka), сте́ржень (ru) m (stérženʹ)
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Verb
stud (third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)
- To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
- To decorate as a stud does.
1910, E. B. Stebbing, “The Loranthus Parasite of the Moru and Ban Oaks”, in Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 192:The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs.
- To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82:[S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]
- To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes:Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.
2016, Mary Price, Vincent Price, Mary and Vincent Price's Come Into the Kitchen Cook Book, page 70:Stud the onion with cloves and add to the pan.
Etymology 3
Noun
stud (plural studs)
- Clipping of student.
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Further reading
- “stud”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “stud”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “stud”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “stud”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech stud, from Proto-Slavic *studъ (“cold, shame”) .
Pronunciation
Noun
stud m inan
- shame (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
Declension
Declension of stud (hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
Further reading
- stud in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- stud in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- stud in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse stútr, from or related to Proto-Germanic *stautōną (“to push”).
Pronunciation
Noun
stud c (singular definite studen, plural indefinite stude)
- bullock, steer
- boor, oaf
Declension
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
stud m (plural studs, diminutive studje n)
- colloquial (in the Netherlands) abbreviation of student
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
French
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
Noun
stud m (plural studs)
- stud where stallions and mares are bred to improve the equine race
- assembly of horses for sale or racing
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
stud
- Alternative form of stede (“place”)
Etymology 2
Noun
stud
- Alternative form of stod (“stud”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *studъ.
Noun
stȗd f (Cyrillic spelling сту̑д)
- (expressively) cold
Declension