filly

[ fil-ee ]

/ ˈfɪl i /

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noun, plural fil·lies.

a young female horse.

Informal. a girl or young woman.

Origin of filly

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fyla “female, foal”; see foal

Words nearby filly

Fillmore, fill out, fill someone's shoes, fill the bill, fill-up, filly, film, filmable, film badge, filmcard, film clip

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Example sentences from the Web for filly

But on May 30, Jackson announced he would not enter his filly, claiming she “deserves a well-earned vacation.”
Can These Two Horses Save Racing?|Sally Denton|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Neil had brought the filly with him, and Lincoln hitched right up and took him to the station.
Kilmeny of the Orchard|Lucy Maud Montgomery
He ate scarcely any dinner and roved restlessly about until it was time to take the filly to the paddock.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various
I hardly heard him; I was already putting the filly at it for the second time.
All on the Irish Shore|E. Somerville and Martin Ross

With the filly she listened, and then smiled as she heard the sound of a horse's feet coming along the track through the scrub.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke
And he, who could thus calmly calculate so trifling a loss, was £50,000 poorer by his filly's failure to win the Plate!
Love Romances of the Aristocracy|Thornton Hall

British Dictionary definitions for filly

filly

/ (ˈfɪlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

a female horse or pony under the age of four

informal, rare a spirited girl or young woman

Word Origin for filly

C15: from Old Norse fylja; related to Old High German fulihha; see foal

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单词	filly
释义	filly [ fil-ee ] / ˈfɪl i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR filly ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fil·lies. a young female horse. Informal. a girl or young woman. Origin of filly First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fyla “female, foal”; see foal Words nearby filly Fillmore, fill out, fill someone's shoes, fill the bill, fill-up, filly, film, filmable, film badge, filmcard, film clip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for filly But on May 30, Jackson announced he would not enter his filly, claiming she “deserves a well-earned vacation.” Can These Two Horses Save Racing?\|Sally Denton\|June 4, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Neil had brought the filly with him, and Lincoln hitched right up and took him to the station. Kilmeny of the Orchard\|Lucy Maud Montgomery He ate scarcely any dinner and roved restlessly about until it was time to take the filly to the paddock. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908\|Various I hardly heard him; I was already putting the filly at it for the second time. All on the Irish Shore\|E. Somerville and Martin Ross With the filly she listened, and then smiled as she heard the sound of a horse's feet coming along the track through the scrub. Tom Gerrard\|Louis Becke And he, who could thus calmly calculate so trifling a loss, was £50,000 poorer by his filly's failure to win the Plate! Love Romances of the Aristocracy\|Thornton Hall British Dictionary definitions for filly filly / (ˈfɪlɪ) / noun plural -lies a female horse or pony under the age of four informal, rare a spirited girl or young woman Word Origin for filly C15: from Old Norse fylja; related to Old High German fulihha; see foal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to filly offspring, colt, mare, stallion, fledgling, sapling, foal, yearling, youngster, rookie, plug, pony, nag, steed, gelding, mustang, bronco, youngling
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filly

noun, plural fil·lies.

Origin of filly

Words nearby filly

Example sentences from the Web for filly

British Dictionary definitions for filly

noun plural -lies

Word Origin for filly

Words related to filly