Colthood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkəʊlt.hʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colthood is a noun meaning The state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.
Meaning
The state of being a colt; the youth of a (male) horse.
Example Sentences
In the old days of his colthood, a barelegged boy used to come into the pasture and jump on his bare back.
She had a vague notion that all horses nowadays were trained from their colthood to buck--whatever that was.
Their ruddy faces and somewhat cumbrous forms belong to the animal period of life that links together boyhood, colthood and calfhood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colt, stag, colt's foot, foal, coltskin, horseling.
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