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Webster 1913 Edition

Stud

Stud

,
Noun.
[OE.
stod
,
stood
, AS.
stōd
; akin to OHG.
stuota
, G.
stute
a mare, Icel.
stō[GREEK]
stud, Lith.
stodas
a herd, Russ.
stado
, and to E.
stand
. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. √163. See
Stand
, and cf.
Steed
.]
A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
In the
studs
of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size.
Sir W. Temple.
He had the finest
stud
in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
Macaulay.

Stud

,
Noun.
[AS.
studu
a post; akin to Sw.
stöd
a prop, Icel.
sto[GREEK]
a post,
sty[GREEK]ja
to prop, and probably ultimately to E.
stand
; cf. D.
stut
a prop, G.
stütze
. See
Stand
.]
1.
A stem; a trunk.
[Obs.]
Seest not this same hawthorn
stud
?
Spenser.
2.
(Arch.)
An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
3.
A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber
studs
.
Marlowe.
Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
And
studs
of pearl.
Milton.
4.
An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
5.
(Mach.)
(a)
A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
(b)
A stud bolt.
6.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Stud bolt
,
a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; – called also
standing bolt
.

Stud

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Studded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Studding
.]
1.
To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
Thy horses shall be trapped,
Their harness
studded
all with gold and pearl.
Shakespeare
2.
To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.
The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are
studded
with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen.
Bp. Hobart.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stud

STUD

,
Noun.
[G., a stay or prop; to butt at, to gore. The sense of the root is to set, to thrust. G. It coincides with stead, place.]
1.
In building, a small piece of timber or joist inserted in the sills and beams, between the posts, to support he beams or other main timbers. The boards on the outside and the laths on the inside of a building, are also nailed to the studs.
2.
A nail with a large head, inserted in work chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob.
A belt of straw, and ivy buds, with coral clasps and amber studs.
Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossd with gems and studs of pearl.
3.
A collection of breeding horses and mares; or the place where they are kept.
In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor and fire.
4.
A button for a shirt sleeve.

STUD

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To adorn with shining studs or knobs.
Their horses shall be trappd, their harness studded all with gold and pearl.
2.
To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects.

Definition 2024

stud

stud

English

Noun

stud ‎(plural studs)

  1. Abbreviation of student.

Etymology 2

From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stōð.

Noun

stud ‎(plural studs)

  1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
  2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
  3. A group of such animals.
    • Macaulay
      He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
    • Sir W. Temple
      In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
  4. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
  5. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
  6. (colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.
    • 1998, Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, The Wedding Singer, written by Tim Herlihy:
      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
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Old English studu.

Noun

stud ‎(plural studs)

  1. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
    a collar with studs
    • Marlowe
      A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs.
    • Milton
      Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems / And studs of pearl.
  2. (jewelry) A small round earring.
    She's wearing studs in her ears.
  3. (construction) A 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. (obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
    • Spenser
      Seest not this same hawthorn stud?
  5. (poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
  6. (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
  7. (engineering) A stud bolt.
  8. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Derived terms
Translations
vertical post

Verb

stud ‎(third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)

  1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
  2. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
    • 2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82:
      [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]
  3. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
    • 2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes:
      Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *studъ ‎(“cold, shame”).

Noun

stud m

  1. shame (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stuːd/, [sd̥uːˀð]
  • Rhymes: -uð

Noun

stud c (singular definite studen, plural indefinite stude)

  1. bullock, steer
  2. boor, oaf

Declension

References

Dutch

Noun

stud m ‎(plural studs, diminutive studje n)

  1. colloquial (in the Netherlands) abbreviation of student

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French

Etymology

From English

Noun

stud m ‎(plural studs)

  1. stud where stallions and mares are bred to improve the equine race
  2. assembly of horses for sale or racing

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *studъ.

Noun

stȗd f ‎(Cyrillic spelling сту̑д)

  1. (expressively) cold

Declension

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: stŭd, IPA(key): /stʌd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌd

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