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fil·ly  (fl)
n. pl. fil·lies
1. A young female horse.
2. Informal A lively, high-spirited girl or young woman.

[Middle English filli, from Old Norse fylja; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]

filly
Noun
pl -lies a young female horse [Old Norse fylja]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fillyfilly - a young female horse under the age of four
female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
foal - a young horse
Translations
filly [ˈfɪlɪ] npotra

filly [ˈfɪlɪ] npouliche f

filly [ˈfɪlɪ] nStutfohlen nt

filly [ˈfɪlɪ] npuledra

filly
n filly [ˈfili]
a young female horse. merrievul مُهْر، مُهْرَه кобилка klisnička hoppeføl weibliches Füllen φοραδίτσα potra märavarss کره مادیان tammavarsa pouliche סוּסָה צְעִירָה घोड़े की बछिया ždrebica kancacsikó anak kuda betina ung meri puledra 雌の子馬 암망아지 kumelaitė (jauna) ķēve anak kuda betina jonge merrie (ung)hoppe, fole źrebica égua mânză молодая кобыла kobylka žrebička ždrebica stoföl, ungsto ลูกม้าตัวเมีย yavru kısrak 小雌馬 молода кобилиця, лошиця جوان گھوڑی ngựa cái non 雌马


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The stallion of my choice grazed with a filly and two yearlings a little apart from the balance of the herd and nearest to the forest and to me.
`Stand back,' said the master, `and keep out of her way; you've done a bad day's work for this filly.
Numa selected a sleek, fat filly and his flaming eyes burned greedily as they feasted upon her, for Numa, the lion, loves scarce anything better than the meat of Pacco, perhaps because Pacco is, of all the grass-eaters, the most difficult to catch.
 
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