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Stud   /stəd/   Listen
Stud

noun
1.
A man who is virile and sexually active.  Synonyms: he-man, macho-man.
2.
Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt).  Synonym: rivet.
3.
An upright in house framing.  Synonym: scantling.
4.
Adult male horse kept for breeding.  Synonym: studhorse.
5.
Poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt.  Synonym: stud poker.
verb
(past & past part. studded; pres. part. studding)
1.
Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs.  Synonyms: constellate, dot.
2.
Provide with or construct with studs.



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"Stud" Quotes from Famous Books



... sacred land, over which the Crescent now waves, one is amazed at the number of ruins that stud the landscape, and show what must once have been the natural fertility of the country. Whence has come the change? Is the blight natural and permanent? or has it been caused by accidental and artificial circumstances ...
— The Contemporary Review, January 1883 - Vol 43, No. 1 • Various
... a sigh, and changed his feet on the gritty tent floor. He stooped and picked up some small object on which he had stepped, a collar-stud trodden flat. He rolled it ...
— A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories • Mary Hallock Foote
... used bone being packed around the surfaces that are to be left soft, while cyanide of potassium is put around those which are desired hard. The threads of the nut in Fig. 35 are kept soft by carburizing the nut while upon a stud. The profile gage, Fig. 36, is made of high-carbon steel and is hardened on the inside by packing with charred leather, but kept soft on the outside by surrounding it with fireclay. The rivet stud shown ...
— The Working of Steel - Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel • Fred H. Colvin
... "I take the liberty of an old friend, but I am so astonished at your philosophy, that I cannot help it. When I call to mind Belem Castle, your large establishment, your luxuries, your French cook, and your stud of cattle, I wonder at your contented state of mind under ...
— Olla Podrida • Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
... of Sermonetta declared that he had some wild horses in his stud which no cowboys in the world could ride. The challenge was promptly taken up by the daring riders of the plains, and the Prince sent for his wild steeds. That they might not run amuck and injure the spectators, specially prepared booths of great ...
— Last of the Great Scouts - The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Buffalo Bill"] • Helen Cody Wetmore


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