foal
noun
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
foaled
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past participleof foal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof foal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
foalnouna young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
Example Sentences
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He also gave sworn friend Jamuqa for a mount Toqto’a’s yellowish white mare with a black tail and mane, a mare that had not foaled for several years.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Knicks Go was foaled on Jan. 29, 2016, meaning he actually turns 6 on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
All horses have the same birthday, January 1, regardless of when they were foaled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
According to one report, about 20,000 thoroughbreds are foaled every year in the U.S., and the Kentucky Derby takes only 20 three-year-olds.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
‘Away now, Shadowfax! Run, greatheart, run as you have never run before! Now we are come to the lands where you were foaled, and every stone you know. Run now! Hope is in speed!’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
