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foal

[fohl]
–noun
1. a young horse, mule, or related animal, esp. one that is not yet one year of age.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. to give birth to (a colt or filly).

Origin:
bef. 950; (n.) ME fole, OE fola; c. OHG folo (G Fohlen); akin to L pullus young animal, Gk pôlos foal; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.
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foal   (fōl)   
n.  The young offspring of a horse or other equine animal, especially one under a year old.
intr.v.   foaled, foal·ing, foals
To give birth to a foal.

[Middle English fole, from Old English fola; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

foal 
O.E. fola, from P.Gmc. *fulon (cf. O.H.G. folo, O.N. foli, O.Fris. fola, M.H.G. vole, Ger. Fohlen, Goth. fula), from PIE >*poul-/*pul- "young animal" (cf. Gk. polos "foal," L. pullus "a young animal").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1foal
Pronunciation: 'fOl
Function: noun
: the young of an animal of the horse family; especially : one less than oneyear old

Main Entry: 2foal
Function: intransitive verb
: to give birth to a foal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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