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Popper vs Stud - What's the difference?

popper | stud |

In obsolete terms the difference between popper and stud

is that popper is a dagger while stud is a stem; a trunk.

As nouns the difference between popper and stud

is that popper is one who pops while stud is a male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

As a proper noun Popper

is {{surname|from=German}.

As a verb stud is

to set with studs; to furnish with studs.

popper

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who pops.
  • (label) A dagger.
  • * 14thC , '', 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) ''Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer , Part 2, page 468,
    • A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.
  • A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
  • (label) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
  • (label) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
  • Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing.
  • A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
  • A stuffed and usually breaded .
    • Synonyms
    * (twisted string tied to the end of a whip) cracker * (one of a pair of interlocking discs used instead of buttons) snap, snap fastener, press stud
    Derived terms
    * air popper * cherry-popper * party popper * pill popper

    Etymology 2

    From , a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A juice box.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=Advice on Skiing Europe , group=aus.snow , author=Richard Harrowell , date=September 5 , year=1997 , passage=Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your(sic) have a feast. citation English agent nouns

    stud

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
  • A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
  • A group of such animals.
  • * Macaulay
    • He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
  • * Sir W. Temple
    • In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
  • An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
  • A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
  • (colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.
    • Synonyms
    * (sexually attractive male) he-man, hunk * (male animal) sire
    Derived terms
    * studbook * studding * studly * stud puppy

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) studu .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
    • a collar with studs
  • * Marlowe
    • A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs .
  • * Milton
    • Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems / And studs of pearl.
  • (jewelry) A small round earring.
    • She's wearing studs in her ears.
  • (construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
  • (obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
  • * Spenser
    • Seest not this same hawthorn stud ?
  • (poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
  • (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
  • (engineering) A stud bolt.
  • An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
    • Derived terms
    * studded

    Verb

    (studd)
  • To set with ; to furnish with studs.
  • To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
  • * 2012 , Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts , page 82:
    • [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]
  • To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
  • * 2010 , Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes :
    • Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.

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