catch coltn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃ kəʊlt/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃ ˌkoʊlt/,

/ˈkætʃ ˌkoʊlt/

Forms: see catch v. and colt n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., colt n.¹

Etymology: < catch v. (perhaps compare catch v. 15) + colt n.¹

U.S. regional (chiefly West Coast).

1. A horse or foal sired by a stallion not of pure breed or stock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred

kadisha1817

cocktail1842

catch colt1857

underbred1880

1857 Porter's Spirit of Times 7 Mar. 9/1 It has been generally supposed that this phenomenon of the trotting turf was, what is commonly known, as a ‘catch colt’; that is to say, a colt of no particular parentage on the father's side.

1891 Breeder & Sportsman 21 Feb. 160/3 There is considerable complaint among Montana horsemen about the large crop of ‘catch’ colts.

1921 C. Lockhart Dude Wrangler ix. 71 Some said that Frank McMannigle's runnin' harse, ‘Left Hand’, was her father, and others said she was jest a ketch colt, but I dunno.

1941 M. O'Hara My Friend Flicka xviii. 148 To tell the truth there waan't a real good horse on the place. Them catch colts—they're hard as hell to pull in.

1986 P. J. Paskett Wild Mustangs 75 My fourth horse, a catch colt of a half-thoroughbred mare, liked to buck a little.

2. slang. A person born to unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > illegitimate child

avetrolc1300

bastardc1330

misbegetc1330

whoresonc1330

horcop14..

get?a1513

misbegotten1546

misbegot1558

mamzer1562

base1571

bantling1593

by-blow1595

by-chopa1637

by-scape1646

by-slipa1670

illegitimate1673

stall-whimper1676

love brata1700

slink1702

child, son of shame1723

babe of love1728

adulterine1730

come-by-chance?1750

byspel1781

love-child1805

come-o'-will1815

chance-child1838

chance-bairn1863

side-slip1872

fly-blow1875

catch colt1901

illegit1913

outside child1930

1901 Dial. Notes 2 137 Catch-colt, an illegitimate child. N. Y. c.

1945 A. B. Fisher Salinas i. 60 Young people went on flirting and being young and babies kept on being born, in holy matrimony or as little ‘catch colts’ that came from marriage under the stars.

1983 P. St. Pierre Smith & Other Events 237 ‘Her last name, as it is on the books you see, is Larsen.’ ‘She's no catch-colt of yours.’

2002 G. Vanderhaeghe Last Crossing vi. 54 A street arab, one of the whores' catch-colts, runs along beside a wagon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catch colt
释义	catch coltn. Brit. /ˈkatʃ kəʊlt/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃ ˌkoʊlt/, /ˈkætʃ ˌkoʊlt/ Forms: see catch v. and colt n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., colt n.¹ Etymology: < catch v. (perhaps compare catch v. 15) + colt n.¹ U.S. regional (chiefly West Coast). 1. A horse or foal sired by a stallion not of pure breed or stock. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > not thoroughbred kadisha1817 cocktail1842 catch colt1857 underbred1880 1857 Porter's Spirit of Times 7 Mar. 9/1 It has been generally supposed that this phenomenon of the trotting turf was, what is commonly known, as a ‘catch colt’; that is to say, a colt of no particular parentage on the father's side. 1891 Breeder & Sportsman 21 Feb. 160/3 There is considerable complaint among Montana horsemen about the large crop of ‘catch’ colts. 1921 C. Lockhart Dude Wrangler ix. 71 Some said that Frank McMannigle's runnin' harse, ‘Left Hand’, was her father, and others said she was jest a ketch colt, but I dunno. 1941 M. O'Hara My Friend Flicka xviii. 148 To tell the truth there waan't a real good horse on the place. Them catch colts—they're hard as hell to pull in. 1986 P. J. Paskett Wild Mustangs 75 My fourth horse, a catch colt of a half-thoroughbred mare, liked to buck a little. 2. slang. A person born to unmarried parents; an illegitimate child. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > illegitimate child avetrolc1300 bastardc1330 misbegetc1330 whoresonc1330 horcop14.. get?a1513 misbegotten1546 misbegot1558 mamzer1562 base1571 bantling1593 by-blow1595 by-chopa1637 by-scape1646 by-slipa1670 illegitimate1673 stall-whimper1676 love brata1700 slink1702 child, son of shame1723 babe of love1728 adulterine1730 come-by-chance?1750 byspel1781 love-child1805 come-o'-will1815 chance-child1838 chance-bairn1863 side-slip1872 fly-blow1875 catch colt1901 illegit1913 outside child1930 1901 Dial. Notes 2 137 Catch-colt, an illegitimate child. N. Y. c. 1945 A. B. Fisher Salinas i. 60 Young people went on flirting and being young and babies kept on being born, in holy matrimony or as little ‘catch colts’ that came from marriage under the stars. 1983 P. St. Pierre Smith & Other Events 237 ‘Her last name, as it is on the books you see, is Larsen.’ ‘She's no catch-colt of yours.’ 2002 G. Vanderhaeghe Last Crossing vi. 54 A street arab, one of the whores' catch-colts, runs along beside a wagon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1857
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