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Colt

[kohlt]

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noun

a young male animal of the horse family.

a male horse of not more than four years of age.

a young or inexperienced person.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; compare dialectal Swedish kult little pig

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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The dominant stallion fights off one of the frequent and aggressive thrusts of a colt which irrevocably tries to.

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Trademark.

a brand of revolver.

noun

Samuel, 1814–62, U.S. inventor of the Colt revolver.

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colt (kəʊlt)

—n
1.	a male horse or pony under the age of four
2.	an awkward or inexperienced young person
3.	sport
	a. a young and inexperienced player
	b. a member of a junior team

[Old English colt young ass, of obscure origin; compare Swedish dialect kult young animal, boy]

Colt (kəʊlt)

—n
	trademark a type of revolver, pistol, etc

[C19: named after Samuel Colt (1814--62), American inventor]

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colt

O.E. colt, originally "young ass," in Biblical translations also used for "young camel," probably from P.Gmc. *kultaz and akin to child. Applied to persons from early 13c. The type of revolver (1838) was originally the manufacture of U.S. gunsmith Samuel Colt (1814-1862).

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