# Stud

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'''Stud''' may refer to:
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==Animals==
* [Stud (animal)](/source/Stud_(animal)), an animal retained for breeding
** [Stud farm](/source/Stud_farm), a property where livestock are bred
* A male [dog](/source/dog) (more often only used in breeding)

==Arts and entertainment==
===Film and television===
* [''The Stud'' (film)](/source/The_Stud_(film)), a 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias
* [''Studs'' (film)](/source/Studs_(film)), a 2006 Irish film by [Paul Mercier](/source/Paul_Mercier_(playwright))
* Studs McGirdle, a character in the film ''[Cars](/source/Cars_(film))''
* [''Studs'' (game show)](/source/Studs_(game_show)), a dating show from the early 1990s
* ["Studs" (''The Detectives'')](/source/Studs_(The_Detectives)), a 1993  television episode

===Other===
* [Stud (band)](/source/Stud_(band)), a British progressive rock group
* [''The Stud'' (novel)](/source/The_Stud_(novel)), a 1969 novel by Jackie Collins
* ''The Stud'', a [1991 novel by Barbara Delinsky](/source/Barbara_Delinsky)
* [The Stud (bar)](/source/The_Stud_(bar)), a gay bar in San Francisco
* [Stud poker](/source/Stud_poker), a card game with numerous variations, including:
** [Five-card stud](/source/Five-card_stud)
** [Seven-card stud](/source/Seven-card_stud)
** [Caribbean stud poker](/source/Caribbean_stud_poker)

==Hardware==
* [Cleat (shoe)](/source/Cleat_(shoe)), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe worn for playing sports
* [Shirt stud](/source/Shirt_stud), a decorative fastener
* [Stud earring](/source/Earring), a small piece of jewelry worn on the ear
* [Threaded rod](/source/Threaded_rod), a kind of bolt
* [Wall stud](/source/Wall_stud), a vertical member in construction
* Studs, small metal pins on a [snow tire](/source/snow_tire) to increase traction

==Slang==
* "Stud", slang for a [promiscuous](/source/promiscuous) male
* "Stud", slang for an [African-American lesbian who is perceived as masculine](/source/African-American_LGBT_community)

==See also==
* [Stud contact system](/source/Stud_contact_system), a power supply system for tramways
* [Stud welding](/source/Stud_welding), a form of spot welding

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