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foal definition

foal (fōl)

noun

a young horse, mule, donkey, etc.; colt or filly

Etymology: ME fole < OE fola, akin to ON foli, OHG folo (Ger fohlen) < IE base *pōu-, little, small > few, filly, L paucus, little

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to give birth to (a foal)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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