Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A young female horse.
- n. Informal A lively, high-spirited girl or young woman.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A female colt or foal; a young mare.
- n. A young woman; a lively, hoydenish, or wanton girl.
- n. Synonyms Colt, etc. See pony.
- To foal, as a mare.
Wiktionary
- n. A young female horse.
- n. A young attractive female.
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet 3.0
- n. a young female horse under the age of four
Etymologies
- Middle English filli, from Old Norse fylja; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“If a filly is as good as a colt, they ought to compete," said Jackson.”
“I think the filly is a better horse than Mine That Bird, bar none.”
“Trainer Chip Woolley, who will have Mike Smith ride Mine That Bird after Borel opted for the filly, is quietly confident that his slightly built horse can do it again.”
“The mother of [Garrett] Redmond’s 2-year-old filly is Jefferson’s Secret, whose sire is Colonial Affair.”
“We thought she was more of a mile-and-a-half filly, which is perfect for the Oaks.”
The Guardian: Why Frankie Dettori is more focused on the 2011 Oaks than the Derby
“As it turned out, the filly was the lone survivor of the Christmas massacre and they called her Bugz.”
Deanne Stillman: Christmas Elegy for Bugz the Wild Horse, 1998-2009
“The filly was the second recent Derby standout to suffer this fate, after Barbaro, the 2006 champion, had to be put down after suffering a leg injury at the 2006 Preakness Stakes.”
“Once she'd taken Destiny and named her, Put had been amused enough to call the filly's half-brother by a matching name.”
Beast Master's Circus
“The filly was her own property, and she was breaking it for her own riding.”
“Danedream's trainer Peter Schiergen said the filly was the best horse he's trained.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘filly’.
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Derby Day!
List of terms one could expect to hear or read in connection with the Kentucky Derby, or high-stakes horse racing in general. This is an open list.
morning line, filly, field, post, favorite, two-year-old, colt, three-year-old, lifetime starts, trained, trainer, owner and 89 more...
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You animal!
Names of animals that are also used to describe kinds of people. Nouns only, preferably single word.
For a related list, see sionnach's beastly verbs.rabbit, shark, hog, pussycat, bear, bull, skunk, hawk, wildcat, buck, slug, heifer and 112 more...
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femanimales
Animal words and phrases that are used when talking about women. Some of these are found offensive, but this can be discussed on the words' pages. This list is just a list.
pussy, kitten, cougar, beaver, bitch, chick, jenny, cow, filly, vixen, fox, la passera and 9 more...
feelsurreal "to play" in Nadsat Jan 7, 2009