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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
colt
    n 1: a young male horse under the age of four
    2: a kind of revolver

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colt \Colt\ (k[=o]lt; 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.
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   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.
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   2. A young, foolish fellow. --Shak.
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   3. A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of
      punishment in the navy. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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   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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colt \Colt\ (k[=o]lt; 110), v. i.
   To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or
   wantonly. [Obs.]
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         They shook off their bridles and began to colt.
                                                  --Spenser.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colt \Colt\, v. t.
   1. To horse; to get with young. --Shak.
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   2. To befool. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
COLT. An animal of the horse species, whether male or female, not more than 
four years old. Russ. & Ry. 416.  



6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Colt, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    368
   Housing Units (2000): 188
   Land area (2000):     1.246548 sq. miles (3.228544 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.246548 sq. miles (3.228544 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            14950
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             35.130750 N, 90.811261 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     72326
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Colt, AR
    Colt


Thesaurus Results for Colt:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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