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colt

/kɒlt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A young male horse.
  2. A young crane (bird).
  3. A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
  4. A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
  5. A young camel or donkey.
  6. To horse; to get with young.
  7. To befool.
  8. To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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