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1
a
: foal
especially : a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person

Example Sentences

a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
Recent Examples on the Web With apologies to Rich Strike, whose Derby performance was most likely a one-off, Epicenter is the best 3-year-old colt in America. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 But the undefeated Taiba (12-1) is the most intriguing colt in the 20-horse field. New York Times, 7 May 2022 Messier, the early 8-1 third choice named for hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, and 12-1 shot Taiba. Taiba, the least experienced colt in the field, has the most experienced jockey on his back in 56-year-old Mike Smith. Beth Harris, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 The colt finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby and tested positive after the race for the corticosteroid betamethasone, which is not allowed in Kentucky, on race day. Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2022 The colt finished first at the Kentucky Derby in May, but the horse tested positive for the anti-inflammatory steroid betamethasone. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2021 The 4-year-old Uncle Mo colt, trained by Baffert, has had a series of impressive workouts since finishing third in his most recent race, May 30 at Lone Star. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 The bay colt, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Victor Espinoza, is the 12th horse and first since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 Just like Rich Strike, Mo Donegal was at the back of the pack at the Derby, but the colt didn’t have enough kick at Churchill Downs. Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Swedish dialect kult half-grown pig

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of colt was before the 12th century

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