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How to pronounce “colt

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Pronunciation guide for colt

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of colt with real speech in context.
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3 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Wine Lover's DaughterANNE FADIMAN: My husband, George Howe Colt,
Definition summary
A young male horse.

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How to pronounce colt

Wine Lover's Daughter

ANNE FADIMAN: My husband, George Howe Colt,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “colt

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A young male horse.
  • A young crane (bird).
  • (figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
  • (nautical, historical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
  • (obsolete, slang) A weapon formed by slinging a small shot to the end of a somewhat stiff piece of rope.
  • (biblical) A young camel or donkey.
  • [Verb]
  • (obsolete, transitive) To horse; to get with young.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To befool.
  • (intransitive) To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.
  • (obsolete, slang, transitive) To haze (a new recruit), as by charging a new juryman a "fine" to be spent on alcoholic drink, or by striking the sole of his foot with a board, etc.

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