Meaning of FILLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'filee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a young female horse under the age of four |
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| | See Also: | | foal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fil"ly\, n.; pl. {Fillies}. [Cf. Icel. fylia, fr. foli
foal. See {Foal}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf.
{Colt}, {Foal}.
Neighing in likeness of a filly foal. --Shak.
2. A lively, spirited young girl. [Colloq.] --Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | babe, baby, biddy, bitch, bossy, broad, brood mare, charger, chick, colleen, colt, courser, cow, critter, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, demoiselle, dobbin, doe, doll, entire, entire horse, equine, ewe, ewe lamb, foal, frail, gal, gelding, girl, girlie, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, horse, Houyhnhnm, hoyden, jenny, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, lass, lassie, lioness, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, mare, miss, missy, mount, nag, nanny, nanny goat, nymphet, Partlet, peahen, piece, prancer, roe, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, skirt, slip, slut, sow, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, tarpan, teenybopper, tigress, tomato, tomboy, top horse, virgin, vixen, war-horse, wench, wild horse, young creature, young thing |
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