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noun
1.
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially 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.
EXPANDAutomotive. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
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.
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Studs
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adjective
12.
ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post
before 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post
Related forms
un·stud·ded, adjective
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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.
EXPANDa herd of animals kept for breeding.
6.
Slang. a man, especially one who is notably virile and sexually active.
7.
COLLAPSEPoker. stud poker.
adjective
Idiom8.
of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
9.
retained for breeding purposes.
10.
at/in stud, (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.
Origin:
before 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand
before 1000; 1920–25 for def. 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
stud
"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
EXPAND 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.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
stud definition[stəd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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