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colt
English
Etymology
From Middle English colt, from Old English colt (“young donkey, young camel”), from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (“plump; stump; thick shape, bulb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“something round, pregnant belly, child in the womb”), from *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Faroese koltur (“colt, foal”) Norwegian kult (“treestump”), Swedish kult (“young boar, boy, lad”). Related to child.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??lt/, [k??lt], (also) /k?lt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ko?lt/
- Rhymes: -??lt
Noun
colt (plural colts)
- A young male horse.
- Coordinate term: filly
- A young crane (bird).
- (figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, I. ii. 38:
- Ay, that's a colt indeed, for he doth nothing but / talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation to / his own good parts that he can shoe him himself.
- (cricket, slang) A professional cricketer during his first season.
- 1882, The Downside Review (volume 1, page 287)
- The bowling is more promising in the colts than in the eleven.
- 1882, The Downside Review (volume 1, page 287)
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, I. ii. 38:
- (nautical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
- (biblical) A young camel or donkey.
Derived terms
- colt's tooth
Translations
Verb
colt (third-person singular simple present colts, present participle colting, simple past and past participle colted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To horse; to get with young.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, II. iv. 133:
- Never talk on't: / She hath been colted by him.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Cymbeline, II. iv. 133:
- (obsolete, transitive) To befool.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, II. ii. 36:
- What a plague mean ye to colt me thus?
- 1594, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, II. ii. 36:
- To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.
- They shook off their bridles and began to colt.
Synonyms
- (to act licentiously or wantonly): See Thesaurus:harlotize
See also
- stallion, mare, foal, filly, horseling
Further reading
- colt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- colt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- TLOC, clot
French
Noun
colt m (plural colts)
- Colt (gun)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- colte, cowlt
Etymology
From Old English colt, from Proto-Germanic *kultaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?lt/, /k??lt/
Noun
colt (plural coltes)
- A juvenile equid or camel; a colt.
- (derogatory, rare) A human child.
Descendants
- English: colt
- Scots: colt, cout, cowt
- Yola: caule, caul, kawle
References
- “colt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
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coit
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??t/
Etymology 1
See quoit.
Noun
coit (plural coits)
- Obsolete form of quoit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Carew to this entry?)
Verb
coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)
- (obsolete, transitive) To throw.
- to coit a stone
Etymology 2
Back-formation from coitus.
Noun
coit
- Synonym of coition
Verb
coit (third-person singular simple present coits, present participle coiting, simple past and past participle coited)
- (rare) to copulate; to mate
Synonyms
- coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Anagrams
- -otic, Tico, Toci, otic
Latin
Verb
coit
- third-person singular present active indicative of coe?
Romanian
Etymology
From French coït
Noun
coit n (plural coituri)
- sexual intercourse
Declension
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