Meaning

noun a man who is virile and sexually active

noun ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

noun an upright in house framing

originFrom Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð.

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