colthood
(ˈkəʊlthʊd)
[f. colt + -hood.]
The state of being a colt; the colt stage of life.
| 1865 Mrs. Whitney Gayworthys I. 126 Old Flighty, named in colthood, but long outgrown..her title. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. i. 5 Leg-joints, shoulders, and hoofs were distorted by harness and drudgery from colthood. |