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stud²

(stŭd)

a. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.

b. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.

c. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

2. Slang

a. A usually young man who is very sexually active or promiscuous.

b. A usually young man regarded as attractive and physically fit.

3. Slang A person who is extremely competent in a given area.

4. Games Stud poker.

Idiom:

at stud

Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.

[Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses, from Old English stōd; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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