stallion
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stal·lion
(stăl′yən)n.
1. An adult male horse that has not been castrated, especially one kept for breeding, or an adult male of another equine species.
2. Slang A man regarded as virile and sexually active.
[Middle English stalione (alteration of staloun), from Anglo-Norman estaloun, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
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stallion
(ˈstæljən)n
(Animals) an uncastrated male horse, esp one used for breeding
[C14: staloun, from Old French estalon of Germanic origin; related to Old High German stal stall1]
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stal•lion
(ˈstæl yən)n.
an uncastrated adult male horse, esp. one used for breeding.
[1350–1400; Middle English staloun < Anglo-French; compare Old French estalon=estal- (< Germanic; see stall1) + -on n. suffix]
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Noun | 1. | stallion - uncastrated adult male horse male horse - the male of species Equus caballus |
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Translations
حِصان صالِح للإسْتيلاد
жребец
hřebec
hingst
ori
pastuhždrijebac
ménapaméncsődör
stóîhestur
eržilas
ērzelis
dekhengsthengst
žrebec
žrebec
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stallion
n → Hengst m; (for breeding) → Zuchthengst m
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stallion
(ˈstӕljən) noun a fully-grown male horse.
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