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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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coly
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
New Latin colius, probably from Ancient Greek ?????? (koliós, “a kind of woodpecker”).
Noun
coly (plural colies)
- Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- 1999, Michael A. Mares, Mousebird, entry in Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 378,
- Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius and Colius) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas.
- 1999, Michael A. Mares, Mousebird, entry in Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 378,
Usage notes
Extant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius and Urocolius, both in family Coliidae.
Synonyms
- (bird): mousebird
See also
- Coliiformes (order)
- Coliidae (family)
Anagrams
- cloy
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