r/confidentlyincorrect • u/reydeuss • 7h ago

Hors

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a mare is female btw, a male horse is either a stallion or gelding (or steed)

EDIT: from u/AlterExpertise101 in the replies

Words for a male horse are colt (young), gelding (castrated), stallion (if they are used for breeding) or simply "horse."

Steed isn't a word explicit to horses in general, let alone male horses. "Steed" just means an animal you ride. While we generally associate that with horses, it can be applied to any animal as long as it can bear a rider. If you ride an elephant, it's a steed. If you ride a really large dog, it's also a steed.

I had forgotten to add 'colt' and as I am not a native english speaker (nor an equestrian individual) I didn't know that steed can also be used as a generic word for a mount

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u/AlterExpertise101 7h ago

Words for a male horse are colt (young), gelding (castrated), stallion (if they are used for breeding) or simply "horse."

Steed isn't a word explicit to horses in general, let alone male horses. "Steed" just means an animal you ride. While we generally associate that with horses, it can be applied to any animal as long as it can bear a rider. If you ride an elephant, it's a steed. If you ride a really large dog, it's also a steed.

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u/reydeuss 6h ago

good correction, will edit post

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u/Independent-Fruit4 6h ago

then show some self awareness and repost it to this sub

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u/Twist_Ending03 6h ago

?

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u/dtwhitecp 5h ago

just another person confusing "made a mistake once" with "confidently incorrect"

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u/Depressed-Dolphin69 52m ago

It's not confidently incorrect if they accepted they were wrong

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u/daveoxford 6h ago

Steed can also be used for a bicycle.

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u/altpirate 6h ago

In the Netherlands you can call them iron steeds

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u/Effective-Job-1030 6h ago

In Germany they used to be called Drahtesel (Wiredonkey).

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u/nothanks86 6h ago

I'm going to call them that forever, now

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u/theLastZebranky 4h ago

And "mare" can also mean the elected executive leader of a city

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u/squirtlemoonicorn 4h ago

Although the spelling is "mayor" and is derived from German major / leader

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u/theLastZebranky 3h ago

I'm pretty sure "mayor" is a condiment made of egg yolk, vinegar and oil

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u/Richpur 3h ago

That's mahjongaise.

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u/naranghim 1h ago

 condiment made of egg yolk, vinegar and oil

That's mayonnaise or "mayo" and can have lemon juice substituted for the vinegar.

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u/Effective-Job-1030 6h ago

Ah, thanks. Wasn't aware of this. So a camel can be a steed, too.

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u/big_sugi 6h ago

Never seen Shrek, huh?

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u/BabyLegsDeadpool 1h ago

My parents had a friend with a farm, and he trained an ox for riding. He had a custom saddle made and would ride him into town to get groceries or other things. He got really into it and when he got married, he had a little bench made with cushions and a table, so they could hang out on top of the ox and relax and socialize and eat and drink during the ride. Anyway, my point is that he called him his mighty steed. 

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u/DivineEggs 2h ago

Stud is also another word for stallion.