: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding
also
: a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud
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Someone brought up previous mustang killings, including two stallions from the Onaqui herd in 2023 and another beloved stallion from the same herd that was found shot dead in November, McClatchy News previously reported.
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
All of the stallions were settled into their stalls for the night under the watchful gaze of night watchman, Alton Stone, who was filling in for the regular night watchman.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Opry's half-century on Opryland Drive has seen everyone from President Richard Nixon and Tanya Tucker astride a world champion stallion to Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood, plus Jelly Roll and latest cast member Lainey Wilson perform on its stage in its vaunted wooden circle.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
The clip featured the 32-time Grammy winner straddling a white stallion, swinging a large American flag in slow motion as a Western trumpet theme played over the sound of a stampede.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
All of the stallions were settled into their stalls for the night under the watchful gaze of night watchman, Alton Stone, who was filling in for the regular night watchman.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Opry's half-century on Opryland Drive has seen everyone from President Richard Nixon and Tanya Tucker astride a world champion stallion to Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood, plus Jelly Roll and latest cast member Lainey Wilson perform on its stage in its vaunted wooden circle.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
The clip featured the 32-time Grammy winner straddling a white stallion, swinging a large American flag in slow motion as a Western trumpet theme played over the sound of a stampede.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Stallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stallion. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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stallion
noun
stal·lion
ˈstal-yən 
: a male horse
especially
: one kept especially for breeding
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