\ ˈfōl 
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\Definition of foal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a young animal of the horse family especially : one under one year
in foal
foal
verbfoaled; foaling; foals
Definition of foal (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give birth to a foal
: to give birth to (a foal)
Examples of foal in a Sentence
Verb
The mare will foal in June.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun This week: At the bottom of this page is a list of the 67 foal names that got ink in Week 1400.
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Washington Post, "Style Invitational Week 1405: Okay, once more around the track," 8 Oct. 2020 Dallas also has a zebra foal named Sukari, and Fort Worth has a young lesser kudu.
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Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "Fun things to do in October in Dallas-Fort Worth — online, outdoors and more," 1 Oct. 2020 Dallas also has a zebra foal named Sukari, and Fort Worth has a young lesser kudu.
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Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, "Fun things to do this month in Dallas-Fort Worth — online, outdoors and more," 24 Sep. 2020 Mammoths, woolly rhinos, Ice Age foal, puppies and Cave Lion cubs have been discovered as permafrost melts in Siberia, scientists from NEFU said.
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Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, "'Completely preserved' Ice Age cave bear carcass found by reindeer herders in Russia," 15 Sep. 2020 Dallas also has a zebra foal named Sukari, and Fort Worth has a young lesser kudu.
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Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, "Fun things to do in September in Dallas-Fort Worth — online, outdoors and more," 3 Sep. 2020 But when Gilster’s mare Southern Classic dropped her second foal in April of 2017, the newborn had a congenital cataract in its right eye.
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Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "These Kentucky Derby horse names have ties to Cardi B, Roger Federer, Notre Dame and more," 2 Sep. 2020 The foal was born at Marwell Zoo near Winchester in Hampshire, England, British news agency SWNS reports.
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Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "One of the world's rarest animals, a African wild donkey, born at English zoo," 24 Aug. 2020 Adia was paired with the foal's father, 9-year-old Wester, as part of the Grevy's Zebra Species Survival Plan, the zoo stated in a press release.
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Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, "Chicago Zoo Welcomes Adorable Endangered Zebra Foal: 'It's Hard Not to Smile'," 18 Aug. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb In 1990, more than 44,000 racehorses were foaled in North America, according to the Jockey Club, which keeps the thoroughbred registry.
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Joe Drape, New York Times, "Where Have All the Race Horses Gone?," 23 Aug. 2019 My guess is that one person — of a higher authority — knows exactly how many thoroughbreds have been foaled over the past 100 years.
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Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Justify’s Triple Crown win huge, in light of greats who fell short," 9 June 2018 Stymie was foaled on King Ranch in Texas on April 9th, 1941.
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Max Watman, WSJ, "Running With Runyon," 25 May 2018 Good day: Jumping out of bed at 2 a.m. to help deliver a baby horse during foaling season.
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Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, "How to become a veterinarian: Career advice from 4 New Orleans vets," 22 May 2018 The striking chestnut colt was foaled in Kentucky on March 28, 2015.
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Paul Rolfes, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky Derby winner Justify comes from a line of champions," 5 May 2018 My guess is that one person — of a higher authority — knows exactly how many thoroughbreds have been foaled over the past 100 years.
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Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Justify’s Triple Crown win huge, in light of greats who fell short," 9 June 2018 Stymie was foaled on King Ranch in Texas on April 9th, 1941.
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Max Watman, WSJ, "Running With Runyon," 25 May 2018 Good day: Jumping out of bed at 2 a.m. to help deliver a baby horse during foaling season.
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Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, "How to become a veterinarian: Career advice from 4 New Orleans vets," 22 May 2018
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foal
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of foal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a young horse especially : a horse that is less than one year old
foal
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of foal (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give birth to a foal
See the full definition for foal in the English Language Learners Dictionary
foal
noun\ ˈfōl \
\Kids Definition of foal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a young animal of the horse family especially when less than one year old
foal
verbfoaled; foaling
Kids Definition of foal (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give birth to a baby horse
The mare will foal soon.
foal
noun\ ˈfōl \
\Medical Definition of foal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the young of an animal of the horse family especially : one less than one year old
foal
intransitive verbMedical Definition of foal (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give birth to a foal
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