mare+foal

  • 1Foal — (f[=o]l), n. [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw. f[*a]le, Gr. pw^los, L. pullus a young animal. Cf. {Filly}, {Poultry}, {Pullet}.] (Zo[ o].) The young of any animal of the Horse family {(Equid[ae])}; a… …

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  • 2Foal teeth — Foal Foal (f[=o]l), n. [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw. f[*a]le, Gr. pw^los, L. pullus a young animal. Cf. {Filly}, {Poultry}, {Pullet}.] (Zo[ o].) The young of any animal of the Horse family… …

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  • 3Foal — (f[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foaled} (f[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foaling}.] To bring forth (a colt); said of a mare or a she ass. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4foal — ► NOUN ▪ a young horse or related animal. ► VERB ▪ (of a mare) give birth to a foal. ORIGIN Old English, related to FILLY(Cf. ↑filly) …

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  • 5foal|y — «FOH lee», adjective. (of a mare) in foal …

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  • 6Foal — A foal is a horse that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal. When the foal is nursing its dam (mother), it may also be called a suckling . After the young horse has been weaned from… …

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  • 7Mare — For other uses, see Mare (disambiguation). Mares redirects here. For the surname, see Mares (surname). For the Romanian village of Mareş, see Albota. A broodmare and foal A mare is an adult female horse or other equine …

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  • 8foal — {{11}}foal (n.) O.E. fola foal, colt, from P.Gmc. *fulon (Cf. O.S. folo, M.Du., Du. veulen, O.N. foli, O.Fris. fola, O.H.G. folo, Ger. Fohlen, Goth. fula), from PIE *pulo young of an animal (Cf. Gk. polos …

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  • 9foal — n. & v. n. the young of a horse or related animal. v.tr. (of a mare etc.) give birth to (a foal). Phrases and idioms: in (or with) foal (of a mare etc.) pregnant. Etymology: OE fola f. Gmc: cf. FILLY …

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  • 10foal — [[t]fo͟ʊl[/t]] foals, foaling, foaled 1) N COUNT A foal is a very young horse. 2) VERB When a female horse foals, it gives birth. The mare is due to foal today …

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