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yearling
[ yeer-ling ]
noun
- an animal in its second year.
- a horse one year old, dating from January 1 of the year after the year of foaling.
adjective
- being a year old.
- of a year's duration or standing:
a yearling bride.
yearling
/ ˈjɪəlɪŋ /
noun
- the young of any of various animals, including the antelope and buffalo, between one and two years of age
- a thoroughbred racehorse counted for racing purposes as being one year old until the second Jan 1 following its birth
- a bond that is intended to mature after one year
- ( as modifier )
yearling bonds
adjective
- being a year old
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And from my roost I could note the passing of anything bigger than a buffalo yearling, within a radius of at least six miles.
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The next moment there was a rustle of leaves, and a yearling doe dashed by.
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The colt was watching the yearling's antics, and at last he couldn't help joining the fun.
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A Wallachian woman, with her yearling babe in her arms, once found the door open and went in.
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Her mother died before lise was six months old, and her father before she was a yearling.
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