STUD

I. noun Usage: often attributive see: stand Date: before 12th century 1. a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding, a place (as a farm) where a ~ is kept, ~horse , 3. a young man ; guy , a tough person, hunk 2, II. noun Etymology: Middle English stode, from Old English ~u; akin to Middle High German ~ prop, Old Norse stoth post Date: before 12th century 1. one of the smaller uprights in the framing of the walls of a building to which sheathing, paneling, or laths are fastened ; scantling , height from floor to ceiling, 2. a boss, rivet, or nail with a large head used (as on a shield or belt) for ornament or protection, a solid button with a shank or eye on the back inserted (as through an eyelet in a garment) as a fastener or ornament, a small button-like ornament with a post for inserting through a body part (as the earlobe or nostril) and into a clasp, 3. any of various infixed pieces (as a rod or pin) projecting from a machine and serving chiefly as a support or axis, one of the metal or rubber cleats projecting from a snow tire to increase traction, III. transitive verb (~ded; ~ding) Date: circa 1506 to furnish (as a building or wall) with ~s, to adorn, cover, or protect with ~s, to set, mark, or decorate conspicuously often at intervals , IV. abbreviation ~ent