: 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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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Field sizes are smaller as foal crops continue to decline.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
The sport is languishing locally, with lower attendance, mutuel handle and foal crop (number of horses born).
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Field sizes are smaller as foal crops continue to decline.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Verb
If that were to happen, the thoroughbred breed would be gone in the United States, as thoroughbreds are foaled almost exclusively for racing.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foal. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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