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stud

1  [stuhd] ,noun, verb, stud⋅ded, stud⋅ding, adjective
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–noun
1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, esp. as an ornament.
2. any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it: a collar stud.
3. any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc.
4. any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.
5. Automotive. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
6. an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.
7. Horology. the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.
–verb (used with object)
8. to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like: The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails.
9. (of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of: Stars stud the sky.
10. to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface: to stud raisins over a cake.
11. to furnish with or support by studs.
–adjective
12. ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stude knob, post, OE studu post; c. MHG stud, ON stoth post

stud

2  [stuhd] ,
–noun
1. a studhorse or stallion.
2. an establishment, as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.
3. a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.
4. a male animal, as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.
5. a herd of animals kept for breeding.
6. Slang. a man, esp. one who is notably virile and sexually active.
7. Poker. stud poker.
–adjective
8. of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
9. retained for breeding purposes.
—Idiom
10. at or in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.
Origin:
bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; ME; OE stōd; c. ON stōth; akin to stand

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stud 1   (stŭd)   
n.  

  1. An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.

  2. A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.

    1. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.

    2. A buttonlike earring mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel, for wearing in a pierced earlobe.

    3. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.

    4. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.

    1. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.

    2. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.

  5. A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

tr.v.   stud·ded, stud·ding, studs

  1. To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.

  2. To set with studs or a stud: stud a bracelet with rubies.

  3. To be scattered over: Daisies studded the meadow.


[Middle English stode, from Old English studu; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
stud 2   (stŭd)   
n.  

    1. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.

    2. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.

    3. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

    4. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.

    5. A man regarded as attractive.

  2. Slang

    1. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.

    2. A man regarded as attractive.

  3. Games Stud poker.


[Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses, from Old English stōd; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
stud [stəd]

  1. n.
    a male horse used for breeding purposes. (Not slang.) : Last spring, we rented out all our studs and made some money.
  2. n.
    a human male viewed as very successful with women. (Parallel to sense 1.) : Fred thinks he is a real stud.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stud  (1)
"nailhead, knob," O.E. studu "pillar, prop, post," from P.Gmc. *stud- (cf. O.N. stoð "staff, stick," prop. "stay," M.H.G. stud, O.E. stow "place"), from PIE *stu-, variant of base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Sense expanded by 1397 to include ornamental devices fixed in and projecting from a surface. The verb is 1505 in the literal sense of "set with studs," 1570 in studded with "as though sprinkled with nails with conspicuous heads."

stud  (2)
"horse used for breeding," O.E. stod "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding," from P.Gmc. *stodo (cf. O.N. stoð, M.L.G. stod, O.H.G. stuot "herd of horses," Ger. Stute "mare"), from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (cf. O.C.S. stado "herd," Lith. stodas "a drove of horses;" see stet). Sense of "male horse kept for breeding" is first recorded 1803; meaning "man who is highly active and proficient sexually" is attested from 1895; that of "any young man" is from 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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