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broodmare

American  
[brood-mair] / ˈbrudˌmɛər /

noun

  1. a mare used for breeding.


Etymology

Origin of broodmare

First recorded in 1875–80; brood + mare 1


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“I think our broodmare band was about 115 horses and my dad’s goal was to get to a more boutique size,” Bushnell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

The princess recalled being told some years ago that the queen even had an iPad to enable her to watch her future racehorses being born in the broodmare stables.

From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022

Monomoy Girl will return to Spendthrift Farm in Lexington to become a broodmare, though her breeding plans were not immediately known.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021

The center-aisle stable has 10 stalls including two broodmare stalls, a wash stall with hot water and a heat lamp, and a heated tack room.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2016

One or two persons are this very year going to Europe for the sole purpose of importing horses of high reputation: a larger sort of broodmare would, I think, be of more service to them.

From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Tyrone Power

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