Colt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊlt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colt is a noun meaning A young male horse.
Meaning
A young male horse.
More Meanings
- A young crane (bird).
- (figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
- (nautical, historical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
- (biblical) A young camel or donkey.
- (obsolete, slang) A weapon formed by slinging a small shot to the end of a somewhat stiff piece of rope.
- (obsolete, transitive) To horse; to get with young.
- (obsolete, transitive) To befool.
Example Sentences
What a plague mean ye to colt me thus?
Never talk on't: / She hath been colted by him.
They shook off their bridles and began to colt.
[…] his first appearance the jury duly "colted" him.
Word Forms
- colts
- colting
- colted
Synonyms for colt
Depending on context, synonyms include harlotize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pony, gun, revolver, foal, squirt, snot.
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