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yearling

[ yeer-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an animal in its second year.
a horse one year old, dating from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.

yearling

/ ˈjɪəlɪŋ /

the young of any of various animals, including the antelope and buffalo, between one and two years of age
a thoroughbred racehorse counted for racing purposes as being one year old until the second Jan 1 following its birth
1. a bond that is intended to mature after one year
2. ( as modifier )
  yearling bonds

1425–75; late Middle English; year, -ling ¹; cognate with German Jährling

And from my roost I could note the passing of anything bigger than a buffalo yearling, within a radius of at least six miles.

The next moment there was a rustle of leaves, and a yearling doe dashed by.

The colt was watching the yearling's antics, and at last he couldn't help joining the fun.

A Wallachian woman, with her yearling babe in her arms, once found the door open and went in.

Her mother died before lise was six months old, and her father before she was a yearling.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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