Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young female horse, especially a racehorse less than five years old, or a young female of another equine species.
- noun Informal A lively, high-spirited girl or young woman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To foal, as a mare.
- noun A female colt or foal; a young mare.
- noun A young woman; a lively, hoydenish, or wanton girl.
- noun Synonyms Colt, etc. See
pony .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf.
colt ,foal . - noun colloq. A lively, spirited young girl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A young female
horse . - noun dated A young attractive female.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a young female horse under the age of four
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think the filly is a better horse than Mine That Bird, bar none.
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"If a filly is as good as a colt, they ought to compete," said Jackson.
Rachel Alexandra holds off Mine That Bird, wins Preakness 2009
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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.
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The mother of [Garrett] Redmond’s 2-year-old filly is Jefferson’s Secret, whose sire is Colonial Affair.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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We thought she was more of a mile-and-a-half filly, which is perfect for the Oaks.
Why Frankie Dettori is more focused on the 2011 Oaks than the Derby 2011
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As it turned out, the filly was the lone survivor of the Christmas massacre and they called her Bugz.
Deanne Stillman: The Luckiest Horse in Reno: A Christmas Story 2009
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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 2009
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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.
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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 Norton, Andre 2004
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The filly was her own property, and she was breaking it for her own riding.
Openings in the Old Trail Bret Harte 1869
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