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)
foal Synonyms
foal Usage Examples
Object
box: Three foaling boxes ( 4 x 4m ), each with automatic drinkers.
Converse of object
- orphan: TUESDAY 19th Introduced powdered mares milk replacer to orphan foal 's feed.
- breed: She is 6 years old and has been taken slowly after breeding a foal.
- bear: Why not take the path south down across the field where you may be lucky enough to see new born foals among the bluebells?
- produce: He has produced one foal - a well marked colt.
- have: We will have 20 Welsh foals in the Spring.
- prance: Iâm not proud of this, but back in the very beginning, when TV Today was but a prancing foal of...
Preposition: at
foot: He has been to a couple of shows as a foal at foot and was very well behaved.
Adjective modifier
- neonatal: Monitoring and treating the cardiovascular system in neonatal foals.
- unborn: Any amount for a mare's unborn foal, embryo or fetus.
- newborn: Vitamin A reserves in the liver of newborn foals are very limited.
- premature: In premature foals from a normal uterus, it is tempting to give " physiological " doses of steroids.
- stunning: This stunning colt foal is well put together with good conformation & bone.
- perfect: When I told her Iâd seen the perfect foal she knew at once which one I meant.
Noun used with modifier
- colt: Registered Welsh Section " D " colt foal for sale at weaning.
- filly: A female foal is called a " filly foal " .
- orphan: Please contact us for specific individual advice on how to integrate this product into your orphan foal 's diet.
- critically-ill: However, when given correctly in critically-ill foals, urine output can actually increase.
Preposition: from
mare: In foals from mares vaccinated during pregnancy ( see below ) maternally derived immunity may interfere with vaccination.
Preposition: for
sale: Registered Welsh Section " D " colt foal for sale at weaning.
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