Colt Definition

kōlt
colts
noun
A young male horse, donkey, etc.; specif., a Thoroughbred four years of age or under or a Standardbred three years of age.
Webster's New World
A young, inexperienced person.
Webster's New World

(nautical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers to urge men to work.

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verb

To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.

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Other Word Forms of Colt

Noun

Singular:
colt
Plural:
colts

Origin of Colt

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Colt Sentence Examples

  • Do you think it might be a colt this time?

  • Dandy was the first colt born on their ranch.

  • I have a mare; and we have a five-year-old mare with a colt, a four year-old filly, and a two-year-old filly... oh, and my mare is going to foal again in January.

  • Why, I feel like a colt today, replied Jim.

  • Carelessness in trusting too much to a young colt that begins its training by being docile is a fruitful source of untrustworthy habits which need never have developed.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOL

Words Ending With

TLTOLT

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Words Starting With C and Ending With T

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