Colt
The English word “Colt” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.
noun
- A revolver (gun) (from Colt's Manufacturing Company), associated especially but not exclusively with the American Wild West.
Etymology
From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).
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