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valid in context question
when doing a "breeder loan" is it kosher to refer to male snake as stud and female as the female dog would be called as they do in dog breeding? just asking thought I'd throw it out there
Last edited by JEWSKIN; 08-23-2010 at 09:02 AM.
Reason: apperently legit word in context denied
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I think most folks use the word "Dame" and "Sire".
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Re: valid in context question
ok so let me see sire and dame
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1sire
\ˈsī(-ə)r\ noun
Definition of SIRE
1
a : father b archaic : male ancestor : forefather c : author, originator
2
a archaic : a man of rank or authority; especially : lord —used formerly as a form of address and as a title b obsolete : an elderly man : senior
3
: the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
Examples of SIRE
1. <his sire had been a renowned Wall Street lawyer>
2. <the revered sire of the impressionist movement in art>
Origin of SIRE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older — more at senior
First Known Use: 13th century
dame
\ˈdām\ noun
Definition of DAME
1
: a woman of rank, station, or authority: as a archaic : the mistress of a household b : the wife or daughter of a lord c : a female member of an order of knighthood —used as a title prefixed to the given name
2
a : an elderly woman b : woman
wow not seein anything better than fancy name
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Re: valid in context question
lol c'mon insomnia kills me and totally legit question plus hilarious dr. del please input feed my insanity
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Re: valid in context question
In dog breeding the male you are going to breed is called the stud, female is usually called a female dog and some oldtimers call females gyps. The parents off the offspring is sire and dam.
Last edited by Royal Morphz; 09-01-2010 at 10:09 AM.
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I hear dam and sire a lot, I don't think I've ever heard the female dog term used outside of dog breeding :/
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Re: valid in context question
Honestly,
I think any way you refer ppl are going to get it. sire, dame, a female dog, stud (heard moreso in horses) everyone will figure it out pretty quickly. I think its a preference issue.
Last edited by Royal Morphz; 09-01-2010 at 10:11 AM.
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Re: valid in context question
I understand the urge! But b***h is used for dogs because that's the technical term for a female dog--just like an "ewe" is a female sheep, or a "hen" is a female chicken. So calling your dames "b***hes" would be nonsense in a breeding context--might as well call thems "cows", and the boys "bulls". (We are all going to end up with 30 billion new infractions as a result of this thread, aren't we?)
Personally, I reserve the term for when I'm feeling friendly towards my female snakes. Urban dictionary says it's a perfectly legit substitution in the phrase: "What's up, girl?"
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Re: valid in context question
 Originally Posted by loonunit
Personally, I reserve the term for when I'm feeling friendly towards my female snakes. Urban dictionary says it's a perfectly legit substitution in the phrase: "What's up, girl?"
Urban dictionary should come with a warning to use that substitute at your own risk. If someone decides urban dictionary says it's perfectly ok to substitute that word and I'm greeted that way - one is not going to like my reaction.
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Re: valid in context question
 Originally Posted by JEWSKIN
dame
\ˈdām\ noun
Definition of DAME
1
: a woman of rank, station, or authority: as a archaic : the mistress of a household b : the wife or daughter of a lord c : a female member of an order of knighthood —used as a title prefixed to the given name
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a : an elderly woman b : woman
wow not seein anything better than fancy name
It should be dam, not dame:
Definition of DAM
: the female parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal
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