foal

[ fohl ]

/ foʊl /

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noun

a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.

verb (used with or without object)

to give birth to (a colt or filly).

Origin of foal

before 950; (noun) Middle English fole,Old English fola; cognate with Old High German folo (German Fohlen); akin to Latin pullus young animal, Greek pôlos foal; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM foal

un·foaled, adjective

Words nearby foal

FMS, fn, FNMA, f-number, Fo, foal, foam, foam at the mouth, foam cell, foamed metal, foamed plastic

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Example sentences from the Web for foal

She should enjoy the limelight while it lasts, because she will soon be expected to produce a foal a year.
Can These Two Horses Save Racing?|Sally Denton|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Certainly,” answered her husband, “if our ass has a foal we shall have two asses.
Sagas from the Far East|Various
For as the lion's whelp may be called a lion, or the horse's foal a foal, so the son of a king may be called a king.
Cratylus|Plato
The only person who missed the foal was its mother, who stretched out her neck toward the entrance of the stall and brayed.
Under the Shadow of Etna|Giovanni Verga

If any mare happens to be unruly, her foal is brought, and allowed to suck a little, after which the milker again succeeds.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. I|Robert Kerr
The prince did as he was bid, and as the hair touched his fingers the wolf changed back into a mare, with the foal beside her.
The Violet Fairy Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for foal

foal

/ (fəʊl) /

noun

the young of a horse or related animal

verb

to give birth to (a foal)

Word Origin for foal

Old English fola; related to Old Frisian fola, Old High German folo foal, Latin pullus young creature, Greek pōlos foal

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单词	foal
释义	foal [ fohl ] / foʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foal ON THESAURUS.COM noun a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age. verb (used with or without object) to give birth to (a colt or filly). Origin of foal before 950; (noun) Middle English fole,Old English fola; cognate with Old High German folo (German Fohlen); akin to Latin pullus young animal, Greek pôlos foal; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun OTHER WORDS FROM foal un·foaled, adjective Words nearby foal FMS, fn, FNMA, f-number, Fo, foal, foam, foam at the mouth, foam cell, foamed metal, foamed plastic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foal She should enjoy the limelight while it lasts, because she will soon be expected to produce a foal a year. Can These Two Horses Save Racing?\|Sally Denton\|June 4, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Certainly,” answered her husband, “if our ass has a foal we shall have two asses. Sagas from the Far East\|Various For as the lion's whelp may be called a lion, or the horse's foal a foal, so the son of a king may be called a king. Cratylus\|Plato The only person who missed the foal was its mother, who stretched out her neck toward the entrance of the stall and brayed. Under the Shadow of Etna\|Giovanni Verga If any mare happens to be unruly, her foal is brought, and allowed to suck a little, after which the milker again succeeds. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. I\|Robert Kerr The prince did as he was bid, and as the hair touched his fingers the wolf changed back into a mare, with the foal beside her. The Violet Fairy Book\|Various British Dictionary definitions for foal foal / (fəʊl) / noun the young of a horse or related animal verb to give birth to (a foal) Word Origin for foal Old English fola; related to Old Frisian fola, Old High German folo foal, Latin pullus young creature, Greek pōlos 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 foal offspring, fledgling, colt, filly
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foal

noun

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of foal

OTHER WORDS FROM foal

Words nearby foal

Example sentences from the Web for foal

British Dictionary definitions for foal

noun

verb

Word Origin for foal

Words related to foal