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Main Entry: 1stud
Pronunciation: 'st&d
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English stod, from Old English stOd; akin to Old Church Slavonic stado flock and probably to Old High German stAn to stand -- more at STAND
1 a : a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding b : a place (as a farm) where a stud is kept
2 : STUDHORSE; broadly : a male animal kept for breeding
3 a : a young man : GUY; especially : one who is virile and promiscuous b : a tough person c : HUNK 2
- at stud : for breeding as a stud (retired racehorses at stud)
"Main Entry: 1stud
Pronunciation: 'st&d
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English stod, from Old English stOd; akin to Old Church Slavonic stado flock and probably to Old High German stAn to stand -- more at STAND
1 a : a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding b : a place (as a farm) where a stud is kept
2 : STUDHORSE; broadly : a male animal kept for breeding"
Where the HE** have I been??? "A male animal kept for breeding" (My mother told me I'd have days like this, but she didn't say I'd have so many of them so close together!)
Sheesh! You're on three threads, and I'm the only person left talking...wassupwithat?
*sigh*