stallion
/ˈstaljən
/noun
An uncastrated adult male horse.I was pleased to have several readers tell me they enjoyed reading my piece about the heavy horse stallions and the routes they followed in days gone by....
- If the mares are not in foal to Kentucky stallions, it is difficult to get a really top price.
- Nine of the 13 mares cataloged at Keeneland will be sold in foal to Shadwell-owned stallions.
Origin
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French estalon, from a derivative of a Germanic base shared by stall.