colt
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colt \Colt\ (k[=o]lt; 110), n. [OE. colt a young horse, ass, or
camel, AS. colt; cf. dial. Sw. kullt a boy, lad.]
1. The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; --
sometimes distinctively applied to the male, {filly} being
the female. Cf. {Foal}.
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Note: In sporting circles it is usual to reckon the age of
colts from some arbitrary date, as from January 1, or
May 1, next preceding the birth of the animal.
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2. A young, foolish fellow. --Shak.
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3. A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of
punishment in the navy. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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{Colt's tooth}, an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young
horses.
{To cast one's colt's tooth}, to cease from youthful
wantonness. "Your colt's tooth is not cast yet." --Shak.
{To have a colt's tooth}, to be wanton. --Chaucer.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Colt, AR (city, FIPS 14950)
Location: 35.13253 N, 90.81229 W
Population (1990): 334 (145 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72326
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Colt, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 368
Housing Units (2000): 188
Land area (2000): 1.246548 sq. miles (3.228544 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.246548 sq. miles (3.228544 sq. km)
FIPS code: 14950
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.130750 N, 90.811261 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72326
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Colt, AR
Colt
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "colt":
Houyhnhnm, beginner, birdling, boot, boy, brood mare, bub, bubba,
buck, bud, buddy, calf, catling, charger, chick, chickling, chicky,
courser, critter, cub, dobbin, dogie, duckling, entire,
entire horse, equine, fawn, fellow, filly, fledgling, foal,
freshman, fryer, gelding, gosling, hobbledehoy, horse, kid, kit,
kitten, lad, laddie, lamb, lambkin, litter, manchild, mare, master,
mount, muchacho, nag, neophyte, nest, nestling, newcomer,
novitiate, piglet, pigling, polliwog, prancer, pullet, pup, puppy,
rookie, schoolboy, shoat, sonny, sonny boy, stallion, steed, stud,
studhorse, tadpole, tarpan, top horse, tyro, war-horse, weaner,
whelp, wild horse, yeanling, young man, youth
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