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foal
[fohl]
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).
foal
/ əʊ /
noun
the young of a horse or related animal
verb
to give birth to (a foal)
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Other Word Forms
- unfoaled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foal1
before 950; (noun) Middle English fole, Old English fola; cognate with Old High German folo ( German Fohlen ); akin to Latin pullus young animal, Greek ôDz foal; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foal1
Old English fola ; related to Old Frisian fola , Old High German folo foal, Latin pullus young creature, Greek ōDz foal
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A donkey foal at a popular farm park has ended up with two mums after a "one in a million" birth.
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As a May foal, he was a little late developing.
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Mid-squabble on a mountain road, their rental car hits and mortally wounds a unicorn foal.
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Declining purses, field sizes and foal crops puts California racing in trouble.
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The foal crop has declined the last eight years.
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