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stud-mare
Also 1 stódmyre, 3–4 stod mere, 4 stode-mere, 5 studmer, stude mere, 6–7 Sc. stuid-meir, -mear.
[f. stud n.2 + mare. Cf. ON. stóðmerr.]
A mare kept for breeding purposes, a brood-mare. Cf. stud n.2 4 a.
a1000Laws ælfred xvi, Ȝif mon cu oððe stodmyran forstele, and folan oððe cealf ofadrife. a1225Ancr. R. 316 Ich am a ful stod mere. 1404Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 399, 1 studmer cum pullo. 1547Boorde Introd. Knowl. 147 Great studmares we bryng vp in Flaunders. 1594Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 34 note, Pasturage of stuid-meiris, profits of each in foill 20 merks. 1634Ibid. 43/1 Cum pastura 18 animalium et unius lie stuid-meir. 1709Ir. Act 8 Anne c. 3 §34 Every papist or reputed papist may keep such stud⁓mares and stallions.
b. as an insulting epithet for a woman.
c1440York Myst. xxiv. 13 A! ffalse stodmere and stynkand stroye. |