stallion
pronunciation
How to pronounce stallion in British English:
UK [ˈstæliən]
How to pronounce stallion in American English:
US [ˈstæljən]
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- Noun:
- uncastrated adult male horse
Word Origin
- stallion (n.)
- mid-15c., earlier staloun (c. 1300), "male horse kept for breeding purposes," from Anglo-French estaloun, Old French estalon "stallion, uncastrated male horse" (Modern French étalon), from Frankish *stal, cognate with Old High German stal "stable," from Proto-Germanic *stalla- (see stall (n.1)). The notion is probably of a horse kept in a stable to service mares. Transferred sense of "robustly lascivious man" is attested from 1550s.
Example
- 1. And whoever heard of a stallion having a foal ?
- 2. A typical stallion can mate with 100-150 mares a year for a decade , and mr abdullah is expected to charge at least 1 00000 for frankel 's services .
- 3. Women want a stallion who can last the distance and although sometimes a quickie can be just as fun , nobody wants it to be over before it 's even begun .
- 4. Leaning back on his chest with his biceps bracing your weight , you 'll feel totally taken care of - and he 'll feel more studly than a first-string stallion .
- 5. Flanked by advertisements for an arabian stallion and a cobbler 's apprentice , a short item read : " a gentleman about 30 years of age , that says he had a very good estate , would willingly match himself to some good young gentlewoman that has a fortune of 3000 " .