stud : Idioms & Phrases

Index

low-studded

Low"-stud`ded adjective
Definitions
  1. Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room.
Webster 1913

press stud

  • noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
    snap; snap fastener.
    • children can manage snaps better than buttons
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Stud bolt

  • a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; called also standing bolt.
Webster 1913

stud farm

  • noun a farm where horses are bred
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stud finder

  • noun a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud
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stud mare

  • noun a female horse used for breeding
    broodmare.
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stud poker

  • noun poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
    stud.
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stud-horse

Stud"-horse` noun
Etymology
AS. stod-hors.
Definitions
  1. A stallion, esp. one kept for breeding.
Webster 1913

studding sail

Stud"ding sail`
Definitions
  1. (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.
Webster 1913