stud

n.

1. An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.
2. A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.
3. 1. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.
   2. A buttonlike earring mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel, for wearing in a pierced earlobe.
4. 1. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.
   2. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.
5. A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

tr.v., stud·ded, stud·ding, studs.

1. To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.
2. To set with studs or a stud: stud a bracelet with rubies.
3. To be scattered over: Daisies studded the meadow.

[Middle English stode, from Old English studu.]

stud² (stŭd)
n.

1. 1. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.
   2. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.
   3. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.
2. Slang.
   1. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.
   2. A man regarded as attractive.
3. Games. Stud poker.

idiom:

at stud

1. Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.

[Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses, from Old English stōd.]

v. Culinarily, "stud" means to insert flavor-enhancing or decorative edible items (such as whole cloves, slivered almonds or garlic slivers) partway into the surface of a food so that they protrude slightly. For example, hams are often studded with cloves.

noun

A person regarded as physically attractive. beauty, belle (used of a woman), lovely, stunner. Slang babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker. See beautiful/ugly.

Origin: 1803

The English language was studded with studs long before anyone spoke it in America. There were wooden studs like those now used in framing houses and studs that were bumps, knobs, buttons, or nailheads. And as long ago as the year 1000 there were studs in England that were places for breeding horses.

But Americans can claim one proud innovation for stud: originating the sense "a stallion, a male horse used for breeding." An American, the Reverend Manasseh Cutler, LL.D., in 1803 wrote of "the famous white stud, an Arabian horse, called the Dey of Algiers, on the ground." In 1845 the Knickerbocker reported, "A very large stud broke from the line." In 1891 a visitor to America wrote, "He was a stud, and as fine a horse of his class as I ever saw."

Somehow also in the late nineteenth century our stud (or the related word studhorse) became the name for a variety of poker. In stud poker, every card after the first is dealt face up so the other players can see it. Perhaps its exhibitionistic quality suggests the stud, or perhaps it just requires horse sense.

Late in the nineteenth century, stud was used as a term for a "ladies' man," a sexually attractive or promiscuous man. And by the 1920s, black Americans had generalized the usage to refer to any young man, regardless of sexual behavior, as in the 1970 book Positively Black: "But who's this stud they call Billy?" We also learned to use stud as an adjective to mean "fine or outstanding," as well as "manly." Stud was one word that wouldn't be kept down on the farm.

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1. An upright post or support, esp. one of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition.
2. A cylindrical rod of moderate length, threaded on one or both ends or throughout its entire length.

stud, 1

stud, 2

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The common post or upright within a timber-framed wall.

1. purebred.
2. a place, usually a farm, at which purebred animals are maintained and reproduced.

• s. animal — an animal registered in a stud book.
• s. book — the register in which the names and parentage of all of the animals that constitute the breed are kept.
• s. breeder — person conducting a business of a stud herd, flock, kennel, cattery etc.
• s. crud — see cannon keratosis.
• double s. — term used in the sheep industry; said of the best lines of rams.
• s. farm — a farm maintained for the purpose of breeding more stud animals.
• s. herd — a herd composed of purebred animals and used for producing more purebred animals.
• s. tail — hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands of the dorsum of the tail in sexually active male cats complicated by inflammation and orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - studs, søm, ørestikke, knop, tap, stiftskrue, oplæner, kraveknap, dobbeltknap
v. tr. - beslå med søm

2.
n. - stutteri, heste

idioms:

• stud book    stutteri-bog, stambog
• stud farm    stutteri
• stud horse    avlshest

Nederlands (Dutch)
dekhengst, paal, sierknop, stal in paardenfokkerij, mooie jongen, dikbezaaid

Français (French)
1.
n. - clou à grosse tête, clou d'oreilles, clou, crampon, bouton de col, (Transp) clou à catadioptre, (Aut) goujon de roue, (Tech) goujon
v. tr. - garnir de clous, clouter

2.
n. - haras, cheval reproducteur

idioms:

• stud book    stud-book, registre des pur-sang
• stud farm    haras
• stud horse    étalon

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Beschlagnagel, Stift(bolzen), Ohrstecker
v. - besetzen, beschlagen, verstreut sein über

2.
n. - Gestüt, Zuchthengst

idioms:

• stud book    Gestütbuch
• stud farm    Gestüt
• stud horse    Zuchthengst

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξενόκουμπο, καρφί λωρίδας δρόμου ή δερμάτινου ενδύματος, ζώο για αναπαραγωγή, περτσίνι, γυρωτικός ήλος, παιδαράς, γεροδεμένος και αρρενωπός νεαρός
v. - διαστίζω με καρφιά ή προεξοχές, γονιμοποιώ

idioms:

• stud book    βιβλίο γενεαλογίας καθαρόαιμων αλόγων
• stud farm    ιπποφορβείο
• stud horse    επιβήτορας, άλογο αναπαραγωγής

Italiano (Italian)
stallone, bottoncino, imbullettare

idioms:

• stud book    registro dei purosangue
• stud farm    allevamento di purosangue
• stud horse    stallone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reprodutor (m) (Vet.), perno (m) (Mec.)
v. - crivar

idioms:

• stud book    registro pedigree (m) (Vet.)
• stud farm    haras (m) (Vet.)
• stud horse    garanhão (m)

Русский (Russian)
запонка, гвоздь с большой шляпкой, штифт, кнопка, обивать или украшать гвоздями, усеивать, конный завод, племенная ферма, конюшня

idioms:

• stud book    родословная или племенная книга (животных)
• stud farm    конный завод
• stud horse    племенной жеребец, жеребец-производитель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - clavo de adorno, adorno de relieve
v. tr. - tachonar, adornar con clavos, clavetear

2.
n. - caballeriza, yeguada, caballada

idioms:

• stud book    registro genealógico de caballos
• stud farm    acaballadero, caballeriza, yeguada
• stud horse    caballo semental, caballo padre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lösknapp, dubb, pinnbult, avelshingst, stall, stuteri
v. - besätta, beströ, stödja, stötta, tjänstgöra som avelshingst, användas för betäckning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 饰钉, 板墙筋, 壁骨, 饰钮, 立柱, 用饰钉装饰, 密布于, 散布于, 点缀

idioms:

• stud book    良种登记册
• stud farm    育马场, 配种站
• stud horse    专用马匹, 马群

2. 种马群, 种马场, 畜群, 种畜场

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 種馬群, 種馬場, 畜群, 種畜場

2.
n. - 飾釘, 板牆筋, 壁骨, 飾鈕, 立柱
v. tr. - 用飾釘裝飾, 密布於, 散佈於, 點綴

idioms:

• stud book    良種登記冊
• stud farm    育馬場, 配種站
• stud horse    專用馬匹, 馬群

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 장식단추, 장식 못을 박다, (시계) 태엽의 끝을 고정하는 부품
v. tr. - ~에 장식 단추를 달다, ~에 장식 못을 박다, (간격을 두고) 산재 시키다

2.
n. - (사냥, 경마용의 한 떼의) 말, 종마, 섹스에 강한 남자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鋲, 飾りボタン, 馬匹群, 種馬
v. - …にちりばめる, 点在させる, 飾りボタンを付ける

idioms:

• stud book    血統登録帳
• stud farm    馬の飼育場
• stud horse    種馬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دعامه, مسمار كبير, زر ياقه القميص, فرس, توليد, رجل له مواهب جنسيه (فعل) رصع, وضع مسامير, دعم بأخشاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כפתור (דו-ראשי), יתד, מסמר-קישוט, נעץ, משחק קלפים (סוג של פוקר)‬
v. tr. - ‮שיבץ, קישט, פיזר‬
n. - ‮סוס-הרבעה, אורוות של בהמות הרבעה בעיקר סוסים‬

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stud	Black Onyx Stud Earrings
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