stud horse

noun

A stallion; a male horse kept as a stud.

Similar
covering horse
OriginMiddle English *studhors ← Old English stōdhors ← Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross →
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Meanings

nounstud horse (plural stud horses)

plural stud horses · alternative studhorse

  1. A stallion; a male horse kept as a stud.

    Synonyms: covering horse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stallion; a male horse kept as a stud.

Similar
covering horse

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*stōdahross
  2. Old Englishstōdhors
  3. Middle English*studhors
  4. Englishstud horse

From Middle English *studhors, *stode-hors, from Old English stōdhors, from Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross, equivalent to stud + horse. Cognate with Middle High German stuotros. Compare German Stutpferd.

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APA

stud horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20horse

MLA

“stud horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20horse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stud horse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stud%20horse.

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