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colt Definition

colt (kōlt)

noun

  1. a young male horse, donkey, etc.; specif., a thoroughbred four years of age or under or a standardbred three years of age
  2. a young, inexperienced person

Etymology: ME & OE < ? IE *gel-d < base *gel-, to form a ball > claw

Colt Definition

Colt (kōlt)

Colt, Samuel 1814-62; U.S. inventor of a type of revolver

colt Synonyms

colt

n.

foal, filly, yearling, two-year-old, young horse; see also horse 1.

colt Usage Examples

Possessives

  • ass: He will ride into Jerusalem upon an ass's colt in mock triumph.

Converse of object

  • untie: As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, " What are you doing, untying the colt?
  • bring: And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
  • find: Verse 4: They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.
  • see: The vets attitude was that I shouldn't have let him see the colt!
  • have: Of our own mares, Martine's Maid by Its Without Doubt had a very nice colt by Hot Rumor called Brendonhill Lancelot.
  • tie: And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street; and they untied it.

Adjective modifier

  • three-year-old: Partnered by work rider Mick Denaro, the three-year-old colt worked with a galloping companion and pleased trainer Jeremy Noseda.
  • chestnut: Otto is a chestnut roan colt who was born on the 15/05/06.
  • old: Some boys brought in a mare, her nine week old foal and a 2 year old colt for treatment and assessment.
  • young: Or did he take the mother along to reassure the young donkey colt?
  • unbroken: Jesus was sitting upon an unbroken colt, which was covered with their own coats, and was led to Jerusalem.
  • wild: First, I used my twenty-five pounds Post Office savings to buy a wild colt straight from Dartmoor.

Modifies a noun

  • foal: Registered Welsh Section " D " colt foal for sale at weaning.
  • section: They make no bones about the fact that they model their colts section on how we at Welwyn run ours.
  • team: However, reputations hold no terrors for this very positive colts team.
  • side: Bedford Town Cricket Club The club currently runs five colts sides from Under 11's to Under 17 year olds.
  • rugby: Colts rugby ( Under 18 and Under 19 ) is the transition section to the full adult game.

Noun used with modifier

  • yearling: Who did Mark Johnston put on to care for all the daily needs of the yearling colt Fight Your Corner?
  • bay: Lizzie then foaled on the 14 May with a bay colt by McCoy.

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