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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colt \Colt\ (?; 110), v. i. To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly. [Obs.] They shook off their bridles and began to colt. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colt \Colt\ (?; 110), n. [OE. colt a young horse, ass, or camel, AS colt; cf dial. Sw kullt a boy, lad.] 1. The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; -- sometimes distinctively applied to the male, filly being the female. Cf {Foal}. Note: In sporting circles it is usual to reckon the age of colts from some arbitrary date, as from January 1, or May 1, next preceding the birth of the animal. 2. A young, foolish fellow. --Shak. 3. A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Colt's tooth}, an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses. {To cast one's colt's tooth}, to cease from youthful wantonness. ``Your colt's tooth is not cast yet.'' --Shak. {To have a colt's tooth}, to be wanton. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colt \Colt\, v. t. 1. To horse; to get with young. --Shak. 2. To befool. [Obs.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: colt n 1: a young male horse under the age of four 2: (trademark) a kind of revolver [syn: {Colt}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Colt, AR (city, FIPS 14950) Location: 35.13253 N, 90.81229 W Population (1990): 334 (145 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72326
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