Stud-book, a book containing the pedigrees of famous animals, especially horses. That for race-horses, edited by the officials of the Jockey Club, dates from 1808. There are stud-books for Clydesdale horses, cattle, &c., and even separate ones for collies, fox-terriers, St Bernard dogs, &c.
Stud-book
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 772
Source scan(s): p. 0791