colt
pronunciation
How to pronounce colt in British English:
UK [kəʊlt]
How to pronounce colt in American English:
US [koʊlt]
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- Noun:
- a young male horse under the age of four
Word Origin
- colt (n.)
- Old English colt "colt," originally "young ass," in Biblical translations also used for "young camel," perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (cognates: Swedish dialectal kult "young boar, piglet; boy," Danish kuld "offspring, brood") and akin to child. Applied to persons from early 13c. COLT'S TOOTH An old fellow who marries, or keeps a young girl, is ſaid to have a colt's tooth in his head. ["Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1796]
- Colt (n.)
- type of revolver, 1838, originally the manufacture of U.S. gunsmith Samuel Colt (1814-1862).
Example
- 1. In the words of aidan foster-carter , a british academic , it has acquired a new horse - " a thoroughbred , or , at the very least , a frisky young colt . "
- 2. The colt brand was now recognized worldwide through savvy promotion and was associated with quality and dependability .
- 3. To date , the company founded by samuel colt has produced more than 30 million pistols , revolvers and rifles .
- 4. With his company failing , colt turned to another interest : perfecting an underwater mine for use in harbor defense .
- 5. And some of the ones standing there said to them , what are you doing untying the colt ?