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stud

UK/stʊd/ US/stʌd/ fairly common slang
verb (2) noun (5)

verb

1.

scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

  • “Hills constellated with lights”
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2.

provide with or construct with studs

  • “stud the wall”

noun

1.

a man who is virile and sexually active

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2.

ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

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3.

an upright in house framing

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4.
5.

poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

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Origin

From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.

Phrases

  • collar stud
  • five-card stud
  • mud and stud
  • nose stud
  • press stud
  • seven-card stud
  • shirt-stud abscess
  • spring stud
  • stud book
  • stud farm
  • stud mare
  • stud muffin

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