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filly

[ fil-ee ]

noun

, plural fil·lies.
  1. a young female horse.
  2. Informal. a girl or young woman.


filly

/ ˈfɪlɪ /

noun

  1. a female horse or pony under the age of four
  2. informal.
    a spirited girl or young woman


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Word History and Origins

Origin of filly1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fyla “female, foal”; foal

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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

A few hours later, a Forest Service official would shoot the filly to end her suffering.

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As Nixon approached, the filly took off, racing past the dead bodies of Raven and her mother.

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But on May 30, Jackson announced he would not enter his filly, claiming she “deserves a well-earned vacation.”

Hen scarts and filly tails, make lofty ships wear lowly sails.

When the bay filly threw me last winter and broke my arm I thought I was part bone.

She forced aside the all-too-affectionate, bay filly who crowded upon her, shot back the bar of the gate and relocked it.

I sold my Rosemary filly to-day on the course to Bentman the bookie, and he paid me in notes.

The fellow's mad over losing the price of that filly now she's won the Cambridgeshire.

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