stud

plural studs

1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

   Synonyms: sire

2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
3. broadlycollectiveA group of broodmares or other animals kept for breeding.

   When I was a kid-about ten -my friend's grandfather, John Stone, had a stud of cocks.

   2000, Robert H. Rimmer, The Trade Off--My Husband/Your Wife, page 136

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   The King (then) went forth to visit the stud of broodmares, and the stables of the young steeds, he saw that they had famished them.

   (Can we date this quote?), Society of Biblical Archaeology, Records of the Past: Being English Translations of the Assyrian and Egyptian Monuments, volume II, Samuel Bagster & Sons, page 90

4. broadlycollectiveA group of locomotives

   He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.

   1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC

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   In freight working a considerable stud of ex-N.E.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class "B16" is used, some of which include the Thompson modifications to the front end.

   1949 November and December, O. S. Nock, “Twenty-Four Hours at York—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 358

   At that time, therefore, L.M.S. motive power for the increased loads of the Birmingham trains was less than adequate, whereas the G.W.R. route had an ample stud of Churchward and Collett 4-6-0s, and timekeeping was good.

   1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98

   It cannot be disputed that he put on the road, in this age of intense workings, a stud of locomotives the swiftness and reliability of which are second to none.

   2013, O. S. Nock, The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley, Read Books Limited

5. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.

   at stud

6. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.

   In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […]we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.

   1673, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland

7. colloquialA sexually attractive, promiscuous male.

   Maverick, you big stud… Take me to bed or lose me forever.

   1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Charlie (Kelly McGillis)

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   Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud!

   1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight)

   Wow, Julia! Sounds like to me like you got your pick of any man in this room to dance with so I want you to take your time and find amongst all these young studs here tonight the coolest, most un-losery guy in the bunch

   1998, Tim Herlihy, The Wedding Singer, spoken by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler)

   Those soap-opera studs and studettes sliding between satin sheets in the afternoon?

   1999 December 16, Mark Wolf, “The V-chip has arrived with little fanfare”, in The Coshocton Tribune

   Synonyms: he-man, hunk, stallion

8. slangA sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.

   Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.

   1983 August 13, Lisa Smith, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 22

plural studs

1. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

   a collar with studs

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   A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs.

   c. 1587, Christopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

   Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems / And studs of pearl.

   1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

2. jewelryA style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post.

   She's wearing studs in her ears.

3. businessA vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
4. A cleat on a shoe.
5. obsoleteA stem; a trunk.

   Seest not this same hawthorn stud?

   1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “March. Aegloga Tertia.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC

6. card gamesA type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed.

   At an old saloon on a street of mud / There at a table, dealing stud / Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue"

   1969, Shel Silverstein, “A Boy Named Sue”, performed by Johnny Cash

   Synonyms: stud poker

7. engineeringA short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
8. engineeringA stud bolt.
9. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

present singular third person studs · participle present studding · participle past studded · past studded

1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
2. To decorate as a stud does.

   The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs.

   1910, E. B. Stebbing, “The Loranthus Parasite of the Moru and Ban Oaks”, in Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 192

3. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.

   [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]

   2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82

4. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.

   Stud the onion with cloves and add to the pan.

   2016, Mary Price, Vincent Price, Mary and Vincent Price's Come Into the Kitchen Cook Book, page 70

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   Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.

   2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes

plural studs

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of student.