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stallion

stallion

61 3.2
An adult male horse kept for breeding
  • noun
  • /ˈstæljən/
translation icon : semental
  • Sometimes a stallion could get crazy if he couldn't find his mare.

Examples

  • Days go by, and the farmer decides to try to break the stallion.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Would you like to ride my stallion?

  • Man, look at that stallion, it is beautiful.

  • The man turned to look at the young dark brown stallion that followed him so willingly.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • But he threw his arms around the stallion's neck and held on.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Ten days later, his mare returns, bringing with her a magnificent stallion.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The particular stallion that I've chosen is one of the top stallions in the country.

  • Then, with dismay, he realized he could not mount the tall stallion without a rock or stump.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Moxica, mounted on his magnificent black stallion, canters to the edge of the deserted village and enters the village.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The stallion galloped across the field, showcasing his strength and beauty.

Synonyms

stud
vsstallion
  • Specialized
20 6.2

An adult male horse kept for breeding

is the adult uncastrated animal itself rather than just its breeding role
male horse
vsstallion
1 2.6

An adult horse that is male, often not castrated

is used especially for animals kept for breeding rather than general males
studhorse
vsstallion
8.9

An adult male horse kept for breeding

is broader meaning any uncastrated adult rather than only breeding use

Surface Forms

stallion singular
stallions plural

Etymology

Stallion comes from an old word for stall — a small 'stable' or space for an animal — because a stallion was a male horse kept in a stall for breeding.