: 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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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Ezra’s birth follows the February arrival of a colt named Eros, and another foal that has remained in the marsh and out of human view.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
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Noun
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
Ezra’s birth follows the February arrival of a colt named Eros, and another foal that has remained in the marsh and out of human view.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foal. Accessed 29 May. 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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