: a young animal of the horse family
especially
: one under one year
foaled; foaling; foals
: to give birth to a foal
: to give birth to (a foal)
Examples of foal in a Sentence
Verb
The mare will foal in June.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
From serene morning walks surrounded by horses and foals being born to daunting videos of beautiful animals getting hurt in the wild, Flying L Ranch is dedicated to sharing the truth.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2023
The purses are built from nominations of horses and stallions from the day a horse is foaled.
—John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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Noun
The foals received splints and antibiotics for their immune systems.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
From serene morning walks surrounded by horses and foals being born to daunting videos of beautiful animals getting hurt in the wild, Flying L Ranch is dedicated to sharing the truth.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Verb
Secretariat: Fifty years ago, Secretariat, foaled in 1970, became the ninth Triple Crown winner, setting new track records in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes while setting the world record of 2:24 on a 1 1/2 dirt track in the Belmont Stakes.
—The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2023
The purses are built from nominations of horses and stallions from the day a horse is foaled.
—John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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foal
1 of 2 noun
: a young animal of the horse family
especially
: one under one year
foal
2 of 2 verb
: to give birth to a foal
Medical Definition
foal
1 of 2 noun
: the young of an animal of the horse family
especially
: one less than one year old
foal
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to give birth to a foal
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