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coltish

adj

Etymology

From Middle English coltyssh. By surface analysis, colt + -ish.

  1. inherited from coltyssh

Definitions

  1. Resembling a colt, especially

    Resembling a colt, especially:

    • Plants rais’d with tenderness are seldom strong, Man’s coltish disposition asks the thong [i.e. whip], And without discipline the fav’rite child, Like a neglected forrester runs wild.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA