stallion

noun

stal·lion | \ ˈstal-yən

Definition of stallion

: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding also : a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud

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The one-year-old stallions are rounded up and separated from the herd. — Washington Post, "AP PHOTOS: German wranglers corral wild stallions," 27 May 2018 California horse breeding is in a precarious stage searching for stallions who can help replace the likes of Unusual Heat, Lucky Pulpit and Benchmark. — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, "Racing! New stallions try to give a boost in California," 2 July 2018 White men on watersmooth silver stallions ride forth with Gen. Custer, all white hat and flowing yellow hair. — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "Shall We Have Civil War or Second Thoughts?," 17 Aug. 2018 Of course, so would have a bay stallion named Riva Ridge the year before, and Disney hasn’t signed on for a major motion picture about his life. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Justify is the early favorite in the Preakness, but he's also far from a sure thing," 12 May 2018 Veniss, riding his powerful chestnut stallion Quabri de L'Isle, was the first of the pair to make the course look easy. — Aly Vance, CNN, "Ben Maher takes St Tropez Global Champions Tour title," 3 June 2018 Still, there are plenty of records left to break for the world's equal-highest rated racehorse, who was sired by Irish stallion Street Cry. — Danielle Rossingh, CNN, "Superstar mare Winx joins Black Caviar at racing's peak," 16 Apr. 2018 The 12-year-old stallion is preparing for his solo debut the same year Tempel Farms celebrates its 60th anniversary. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "'It's a labor of love': Tempel Farms celebrates 60 years of raising and training Lipizzans," 15 June 2018 The pairing that produced Quip matched Distorted Humor, a now 26-year-old stallion, with Princess Ash, a 9-year-old former sprinter. — David Gendelman, New York Times, "How to Prepare a Horse for the Preakness," 12 May 2018

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