Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young male horse, especially an ungelded racehorse less than five years old, or a young male of another equine species.
- noun A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To frisk, frolic, or run at large, like a colt.
- [Cf.
calve , v., 2, and cave, verb, II., 2.] To become detached, as a mass of earth from a bank or excavation; cave: with in. - To befool; fool.
- To beat with a rope's end. See
colt , n., 4. - noun A young horse, or a young animal of the horse tribe: commonly and distinctively applied to the male, the young female being a filly.
- noun A person new to office or to the exercise of any art; a green hand: as, a team of colts at cricket.
- noun A cheat; a slippery fellow.
- noun A rope's end used for punishment; also, a piece of rope with something heavy at the end used as a weapon.
- noun The second after-swarm of bees.
- noun Synonyms Filly, etc. See
pony .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.
- transitive verb To horse; to get with young.
- transitive verb obsolete To befool.
- noun The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; -- sometimes distinctively applied to the male,
filly being the female. Cf.foal . - noun A young, foolish fellow.
- noun A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy.
- noun an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses.
- noun to cease from youthful wantonness.
- noun to be wanton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A young male
horse - noun A
youthful orinexperienced person; anovice - noun nautical A short piece of
rope once used bypetty officers tourge men to work - verb obsolete, transitive To
horse ; to get withyoung . - verb obsolete, transitive To
befool .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a kind of revolver
- noun a young male horse under the age of four
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A half-brother to Forte Dei Marmi, this colt is going to need further in time but ran well enough when third in a Nottingham maiden over six furlongs to suggest he can win over seven.
Talking Horses Chris Cook 2010
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"The colt is peaking right now at the right time," Borel said after the race.
Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver will run in Preakness 2010
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"He thinks the colt is trying to do some damage to me," Harley said.
CHAPTER XXXVI 2010
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I think the pic with the elk strapped to the dodge colt is funnier than the jeep one.
Week in Review: Best of the Boards Dave Hurteau 2008
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Owner Michael Iavarone said blood will be drawn to make sure the colt is not ill.
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OMFG omg just stop moaning! he wont die, well he will but then Dean would make a deal and bring him back ... and the colt comes from the demon itself, well i dont want to spoil the episode for ya xD kirsty**
theTVaddict First Look: SUPERNATURAL Season Finale Pics | the TV addict 2007
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Bob and John up to task Baffert-trained colt is a good bet to finish in the money.
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COMMENT: Wild young colt is classic high risk, high return.
USATODAY.com - Red Line Report's top 30 NHL draft prospects 2002
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"He thinks the colt is trying to do some damage to me," Harley said.
Chapter 36 1917
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When I wish to visit him I always pass this way, and as even I cannot go through the enchanted wood without losing myself, I call the colt to guide me. '
The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1878
chained_bear commented on the word colt
"One of the favorites aboard Somers was the relatively tame whip called the colt, also known as the starter. This was a short, thick rope, which stung a lot less than the cat. It was used through the shirt, and not on bare skin, which reduced the sting further. But it was painful enough...."
—Buckner F. Melton, Jr., A Hanging Offense: The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers (New York and London: Free Press, 2003), 71
April 26, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word colt
"6. The second after-swarm of bees." --Cent. Dict.
May 8, 2011