noun
1.
a young male animal of the horse family.
2.
a male horse of not more than four years of age.
3.
a young or inexperienced person.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; compare dialectal Swedish kult little pig
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; compare dialectal Swedish kult little pig
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Colt
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colt (kəʊlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
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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