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woods colt

woods colt noun: a child born out of wedlock.

Noun

woods colt (plural woods colts)

  1. (US, Virginia, euphemistic) A child born out of wedlock.
  2. (US) A horse of unknown parentage.

Synonyms of woods colt

Forms of woods colt

pluralwoods colts
alternative formwoodscolt

Origin of woods colt

Originates from the unplanned breeding of horses that allowed to roam in unsupervised areas.

Questions about woods colt

What does woods colt mean?
Woods colt means a child born out of wedlock.
What part of speech is woods colt?
Woods colt is a noun.
What is the plural of woods colt?
The plural of woods colt is woods colts.

Words near woods colt in the dictionary

  1. Woodrum
  2. Woodrums
  3. woodrush
  4. woodrushes
  5. woods
  6. woods colt
  7. woods colts
  8. Woods County
  9. Woods Hole
  10. woods oyster
  11. woods oysters

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