Stud

Stud may refer to:

Animals

• Stud (animal), an animal retained for breeding
  • Stud farm, a property where livestock are bred
• A male dog (more often only used in breeding)

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

• The Stud (film), a 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias
• Studs (film), a 2006 Irish film by Paul Mercier
• Studs McGirdle, a character in the film Cars
• Studs (game show), a dating show from the early 1990s
• "Studs" (The Detectives), a 1993 television episode

Other

• Stud (band), a British progressive rock group
• The Stud (novel), a 1969 novel by Jackie Collins
• The Stud, a 1991 novel by Barbara Delinsky
• The Stud (bar), a gay bar in San Francisco
• Stud poker, a card game with numerous variations, including:
  • Five-card stud
  • Seven-card stud
  • Caribbean stud poker

Hardware

• Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe worn for playing sports
• Shirt stud, a decorative fastener
• Stud earring, a small piece of jewelry worn on the ear
• Threaded rod, a kind of bolt
• Wall stud, a vertical member in construction
• Studs, small metal pins on a snow tire to increase traction

Slang

• "Stud", slang for a promiscuous male
• "Stud", slang for an African-American lesbian who is perceived as masculine

See also

• Stud contact system, a power supply system for tramways
• Stud welding, a form of spot welding

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