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stallion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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stal·lion /ˈstæljən/ noun [countable]  HBAa male horse that is fully grown, especially one that is used for breeding 种马 mare
Examples from the Corpus
stallionJester was an appaloosa stallion who had a very close relationship with his owner.And to the van of them, high upon a pure-bred white Arab stallion, the Wolf of Kabul.Aged horses, especially stallions, are more like old people, and are more stressed by change than younger horses.Isolating stallions from other horses obviously plays a large part in the aggression and even viciousness some stallions display towards mares.He stood for a few moments thinking, and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other.Rufus was a bit of a centaur himself, a big roan stallion, and she was a little cat-eyed - waif.
Origin stallion (1300-1400) Old French estalon
stal·lion nounChineseSyllable
male fully is grown, a Corpus that horse


stallion
stallion /ˈstæljən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: estalon
a male horse that is fully grown, especially one that is used for breeding ⇨ mare


stal·lionBrE /ˈstæliən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstæliən/ 🔊 nouna fully grown male horse, especially one that is used for breeding 牡马;(尤指)种马   compare colt (1) , gelding, mare (1)