stallion
noun
stal·lion
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Definition of stallion
: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding
also
: a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud
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Ehlinger has matured from teenage wild stallion to the 20-year-old (21 next month) face of the program. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Longhorns captains defined by different leadership styles," 22 Aug. 2019 To Mischief picked up his first winner as a stallion at Golden Gate Fields on Friday afternoon when 2-year-old gelding Monstrodomous won the second race, a maiden $12,500 claimer on the Tapeta. — Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Remembering Arrogate’s stellar Travers," 22 Aug. 2019 Indeed, 95% of thoroughbreds can be linked back to one super stallion -- the Darley Arabian. — Ben Church, CNN, "When the British countryside hosts Dubai royalty and Arabian racing," 15 Aug. 2019 Competing with other 3-year old geldings and stallions, Tua’s division is the training grounds for the Super Bowl of the sport, the 5-gaited grand championships at Kentucky State Fair. — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, "Show horse named Tua ‘took our industry by storm’ by winning in first try," 31 July 2019 In 2017, the stallion retired to work for a $25,000 stud fee. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fast horses, racy hats and peaceful protesters mark the opening of Del Mar," 17 July 2019 But, she was heartbroken at the loss of the stallion. — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, "Friendly pony returned to Alvin owners after being stolen on July 4th," 7 July 2018 California horse breeding is in a precarious stage searching for stallions who can help replace the likes of Unusual Heat, Lucky Pulpit and Benchmark. — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, "Racing! New stallions try to give a boost in California," 2 July 2018 The other horse had wandered away, but this stallion continued to feed and respected my distance. — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Wonders await in the White Mountains," 16 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stallion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stallion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stallion
: an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding
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stallion
noun
stal·lion
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Kids Definition of stallion
: an adult male horse and especially one kept for breeding
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