stud

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a man who is virile and sexually active
  2. noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
  3. noun an upright in house framing

Etymology

From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.

In classic literature

Synonyms

he-man, macho-man

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