单词 | foal |
释义 | foal (once / 4637 pages) nv A foal is a baby horse. Most horses give birth to only one foal at a time, though occasionally they have two. You can use the word foal for a horse that's younger than one year old — after turning one, a foal becomes a yearling. Foals can be either male, also called a colt, or female, also called a filly. When a mare, or adult female horse, has a baby, you can say she foals. The Old English root word, fola, means "foal" or "colt." WORD FAMILYfoal: foaled, foaling, foals USAGE EXAMPLESBut on the plus side, Europe minted – foaled? The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) That would be 7 horses having 95 foals in one year. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) “In the wild, the mother will put her neck over the foal to keep them close.” New York Times(Sep 02, 2016) 1n a young horse Hypo|Hyper filly a young female horse under the age of four colta young male horse under the age of four ridgel, ridgeling, ridgil, ridglinga colt with undescended testicles young mammal any immature mammal 2v give birth to a foal the mare foaled Hyper bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have cause to be born |
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