Stud

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Stud may refer to:

• Stud (animal), an animal retained for breeding
• Stud farm, a property where livestock are bred

Objects:

• Shirt stud, a small ornamental button
• Screw, a threaded fastener
• the interlocking circular piece of a LEGO brick
• Stud earring for pierced ears
• Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the bottom of a shoe to provide extra grip
• Shoe studs, a traction device used on the bottom of horse shoes
• device inserted in an automobile tire tread for added traction
• Wall stud, a vertical member within a light-frame construction wall
• Wheel stud, a bolt on which an automobile tire rests

In entertainment:

• Stud poker, a card game with numerous variations, including:
  • Five-card stud
  • Seven-card stud
  • Caribbean stud poker
• The Stud (novel), by Jackie Collins
• The Stud, a 1978 film based on the novel and starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias
• Stud (band), a British folk-rock group
• Studs (game show), a dating show from the early 1990s
• Studs McGirdle, a character in Cars (film)