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3. A short knotted rope formerly used as
an instrument of punishment in the navy. Ham. Nav.
Encyc.

Colt's tooth, an imperfect or
superfluous tooth in young horses. -- To cast one's
colt's tooth, to cease from youthful
wantonness. "Your colt's tooth is not cast yet."
Shak. -- To have a colt's tooth, to
be wanton. Chaucer.

Colt (?; 110), v. i. To frisk
or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or wantonly.
[Obs.]

They shook off their bridles and began to
colt.

Spenser.

Colt, v. t. 1.
To horse; to get with young. Shak.

2. To befool. [Obs.]
Shak.

Col"ter (?), n. [AS. culter,
fr. L. culter plowshare, knife. Cf. Cutlass.]
A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the
sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. [Written
also coulter.]

Colt"ish (?), a. Like a colt;
wanton; frisky.

He was all coltish, full of ragery.


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