n. A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

King Henry the Eighth erected a noble studdery. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Naut.) A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail. Toten. [ 1913 Webster ]