"colt's tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colt's teeth [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|colt's teeth}} colt's tooth (plural colt's teeth)
  1. One of a horse's first set of teeth.
    Sense id: en-colt's_tooth-en-noun-~dB3f6gr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. (figuratively) Youthful desires, especially lust. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-colt's_tooth-en-noun-eTmMnLxP

Inflected forms

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