n. A young (male or female) horse, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
v. To give birth; to bear offspring.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidæ); a colt; a filly.
v. To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass.
verb-intransitive. To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The young of the equine genus of quadrupeds, of either sex; a colt or a filly.
n. In coal-mining. See the extract.
To bring forth, as a colt or filly: said of a mare or a she-ass.
To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.
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n. a young horse
v. give birth to a foal
Word Usage
"And the wolf-dog, with ears flattened down and crouching, would slide silkily away, only to circle up to the foal from the other side and give cause to the mare for new alarm."