foal
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A young horse that is less than one year old
- noun
- /foʊl/
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- The mare gave birth to a beautiful foal early this morning.
- newborn foals
- diseased foals
Examples
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Horses have pretty foals
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We're keeping this foal stabled with a mare in the stall next to her.
Fiction book (1998) -
I come down first thing and the foal had been born.
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Diamond had a foal, after all this time?
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The winner is the third foal out of his dam, who ran third
Blog text (24) -
Somethingroyal's foal is on its way.
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Echo was my pony, she was taken from me when she was just a foal.
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Grit and Grace is the first foal out of Grade II winner High Heels.
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Snowfinch is the second foal out of the winning mare Tale of the Queen.
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From the window of the ward, I could see a meadow where foals with big clumsy feet were grazing.
Fiction book (1998)
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Etymology
The word foal comes from an old German word fola meaning 'young horse' or 'young animal'. So a foal is a baby horse, usually less than a year old.