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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOAL, n. [L. pullus; Gr. The primary sense of the verb is to shoot, to cast or throw, to fall. The same verb in Heb. signifies to unite, to fasten. The verb belongs probably to the root of Eng. fall and foul with a different prefix. Foal is literally a shoot, issue, or that which is cast, or which falls.]
The young of the equine genus of quadrupeds and of either sex; a colt; a filly.
FOAL, v.t. To bring forth a colt or filly; to bring forth young as a mare or a she-ass.
FOAL, v.i. To bring forth young, as a mare and certain other beasts.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a young horse v
1: give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English fole, from Old English fola; akin to Latin pullus young of an animal, Greek pais child — more at few Date: before 12th century a young animal of the horse family; especially one under one year II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to give birth to a foal transitive verb to give birth to (a foal)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. the young of a horse or related animal. --v.tr. (of a mare etc.) give birth to (a foal). Phrases and idioms: in (or with) foal (of a mare etc.) pregnant. Etymology: OE fola f. Gmc: cf. FILLY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foal Foal, n. [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw Lf?le, Gr. ?, L. pullus a young animal. Cf. Filly, Poultry, Pullet.] (Zo["o].) The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equid[ae]); a colt; a filly. Foal teeth (Zo["o]l.), the first set of teeth of a horse. In foal, With foal, being with young; pregnant; -- said of a mare or she ass.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foal Foal, v.t. [imp. & p. p. Foaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Foaling.] To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foal Foal, v.i. To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(foals, foaling, foaled) 1. A foal is a very young horse. N-COUNT 2. When a female horse foals, it gives birth. The mare is due to foal today. VERB: V

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

fol.

See COLT.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Colt.

Moby Thesaurus

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