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filly
[ fil-ee ]
noun
, plural fil·lies.
- a young female horse.
- Informal. a girl or young woman.
filly
/ ˈfɪlɪ /
noun
- a female horse or pony under the age of four
- informal.a spirited girl or young woman
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of filly1
C15: from Old Norse fylja ; related to Old High German fulihha ; see foal
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Example Sentences
But on May 30, Jackson announced he would not enter his filly, claiming she “deserves a well-earned vacation.”
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Hen scarts and filly tails, make lofty ships wear lowly sails.
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When the bay filly threw me last winter and broke my arm I thought I was part bone.
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She forced aside the all-too-affectionate, bay filly who crowded upon her, shot back the bar of the gate and relocked it.
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I sold my Rosemary filly to-day on the course to Bentman the bookie, and he paid me in notes.
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The fellow's mad over losing the price of that filly now she's won the Cambridgeshire.
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