foal

¹foal

noun \ˈfōl\

Definition of FOAL

: a young animal of the horse family; especially : one under one year

— in foal

: pregnant 4

Origin of FOAL

Middle English fole, from Old English fola; akin to Latin pullus young of an animal, Greek pais child — more at few

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with FOAL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole

²foal

verb

Definition of FOAL

intransitive verb

: to give birth to a foal

transitive verb

: to give birth to (a foal)

Examples of FOAL

1. The mare will foal in June.

First Known Use of FOAL

14th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole