Definition of foal
:a young animal of the horse family;
especially
:one under one year
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Recent Examples of foal from the Web
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Two foals have been born this year, Talia said, Tebo Stardust in April and Detroit Lady in March.
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The clones have sired more than 375 foals, colts, and fillies priced at $50,000 to $250,000.
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The next day — the Thursday of Pony Penning Week — the 50 or so foals in the group are auctioned at the Chincoteague Fairgrounds.
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The most recent Jockey Club report shows the state’s foal crop dropped 45 percent between 1995 and 2015, leaving California with just 8.2 percent of the overall North American total.
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The inaugural event gained global notoriety as the place where the first foal from Frankel, a British thoroughbred horse that went undefeated during a 14-race career, was sold.
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Now in foal to a stallion called Le Havre, and a year on the CHC are planning on selling rather than buying.
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Those mares produced six foals, with one ready to be born any day now, Buonanno said in late May. Esther Buonanno is the daughter of Linda Smith Buonanno, who owns Tempel Farms with her sister, Martha Smith.
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These foals are up on their feet within two hours of being born and drinking from their moms.
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Origin and Etymology of foal
Middle English fole, from Old English fola; akin to Latin pullus young of an animal, Greek pais child — more at few
Definition of foal
intransitive verb
:to give birth to a foal
transitive verb
:to give birth to (a foal)
Examples of foal in a Sentence
The mare will foal in June.
Recent Examples of foal from the Web
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The colt was foaled from an embryo transplant — a process not allowed in thoroughbreds — as a concession to his 22-year-old mother.
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First Known Use of foal
14th century
FOAL Defined for English Language Learners
foal
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noun
Definition of foal for English Language Learners
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: a young horse; especially : a horse that is less than one year old
foal
verb
Definition of foal for English Language Learners
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: to give birth to a foal
FOAL Defined for Kids
Definition of foal for Students
:a young animal of the horse family especially when less than one year old
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of foal
:the young of an animal of the horse family;
especially
:one less than one year old
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