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colt

The correct spelling is colt.

How to pronounce colt

/kɒlt/
noun

IPA: /kɒlt/

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The correct spelling is colt. A young male horse.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A young male horse.
  2. 2.A young crane (bird).
  3. 3.A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
  4. 4.A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
  5. 5.A young camel or donkey.

verb

  1. 1.To horse; to get with young.
  2. 2.To befool.
  3. 3.To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.

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