Foal Definition

fōl
foaled, foaling, foals
noun
A young horse, mule, donkey, etc.; colt or filly.
Webster's New World
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verb
To give birth to (a foal)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Foal

Noun

Singular:
foal
Plural:
foals

Origin of Foal

  • Old English fola, from Proto-Germanic *fulô, from pre-Germanic *pl̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *pōlH- ‘animal young’ (compare Ancient Greek πώλος (pṓlos), Latin pullus, Albanian pelë ‘mare’, Armenian ul ‘kid, fawn’).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English fole from Old English fola pau-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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