stud

n. [ OE. stod, stood, AS. stōd; akin to OHG. stuota, G. stute a mare, Icel. stō&unr_; stud, Lith. stodas a herd, Russ. stado, and to E. stand. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. √163. See Stand, and cf. Steed. ] A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Studded p. pr. & vb. n. Studding. ] 1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy horses shall be trapped,
Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. Bp. Hobart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genealogical register of a particular breed or stud of horses, esp. thoroughbreds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

King Henry the Eighth erected a noble studdery. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Naut.) A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail. Toten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to study. See Study, n. ] 1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student. [ 1913 Webster ]

Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or of physical nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A body of students. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]