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BNC: 13053 COCA: 14932

stallion

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stallion /ˈstæljən/ noun
plural stallions
stallion
/ˈstæljən/
noun
plural stallions
Learner's definition of STALLION
[count]
: an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding成年公马;(尤指)种马 compare gelding
BNC: 13053 COCA: 14932

stallion

noun

stal·​lion ˈstal-yən How to pronounce stallion (audio)
: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding
also : a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Just as big a star was his golden palomino stallion, Trigger. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 19 June 2022 One owner reported a palomino stallion stalled next to her horse was wearing an electric shock collar on his neck. Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 When Donegal Racing decided Belmont Stakes-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. would receive a rare share of Mo Donegal’s future work as a stallion, the ripples reached the shores of California. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022 The statute of limitations may have spared veterinarian Dr. Heather Wharton a charge of animal cruelty in the death of the stallion Laoban. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022 Gun Runner, another horse of the year who is proving himself as a stallion, siring this year’s entrants Taiba and Cyberknife, finished third in 2016. New York Times, 7 May 2022 Owners, meanwhile, rake in the 100-something times the stallion breeds in a season. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2022 And its connective tissue is indeed that of a horse, specifically a real stallion named Lexington. Anna Mundow, WSJ, 10 June 2022 The life of that distinguished stallion, named Lexington in homage to his city of birth, provides both the imagined and true subject of Brooks’ newest historical novel, fittingly titled Horse. Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English staloun, stalion, from Anglo-French estaloun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stal stall

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stallion was in the 14th century
BNC: 13053 COCA: 14932

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