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Definition of Colts
1. colt [n] - See also: colt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colts
Literary usage of Colts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"Septic arthritis is an infectious disease of new-born animals, found most commonly
in young colts. The disease is quite common in this and foreign countries ..."
2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for by Horace Greeley (1910)
"RF; 2 colts; l 8-ln. RF fleld gun. Launched October. 1891. ... RP; 2 colts.
Launched April, 1888. NO. 16—Authorized by act of May 4, 1898. but never ..."
3. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1913)
"BREAKING colts In breaking colts, the common mistake is made of trying to teach
... colts should always be tied strongly so there is no danger of breaking ..."
4. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1833)
"Comet, by Whalebone out of Luna (Pavis) 1 SWEEPSTAKES Of 25 SOTS, each, for
two-year-olds :—colts, Sit. Ml». ; fillies, Set. Sib. Last three-quarters of a ..."
5. Illinois Teacher: Devoted to Education, Science and Free Schools by Illinois Education Association (1864)
"[3] 5 horses -(- 12 oxen = 5 horses -f- 27 colts [4] 9 cows -f 30| colts ...
Comparing [3] and [4], we have 9 cows -4- 30} colts = 5 horses -4- 27 colts. ..."
6. Songs and Stories from Tennessee by John Trotwood Moore (1902)
"WHEN THE colts ARE IN THE RING. (As Riley would see it.) OTHE fair time, the rare
time, I can feel it , in the air, As we take our brimming baskets and go ..."
7. Life with the Trotters by John Splan (1889)
"The training of colts gone into in detail—How the breaking harness should be put
on and made use of—Proper adjustment of the lines an important ..."