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filly

UK/ˈfɪli/ US/ˈfɪli/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

a young female horse under the age of four

Origin

From Old Norse fylja (whence Danish føl), related to foal. Cognate with Dutch veulen, German Fohlen.

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