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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a young male horse under the age of four;

2. a kind of revolver;


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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A young, foolish fellow. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of punishment in the navy. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster] They shook off their bridles and began to colt. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Colt \Colt\, v. t. 1. To horse; to get with young. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To befool. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

colt n 1: a young male horse under the age of four 2: a kind of revolver