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Definition of Filly
1. Noun. A young female horse under the age of four.
Definition of Filly
1. n. A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal.
Definition of Filly
1. Noun. A young female horse. ¹
2. Noun. (dated) A young attractive female. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Filly
1. a young female horse [n -LIES]
Medical Definition of Filly
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Origin: Cf. Icel. Fylia, fr. Foli foal. See Foal.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Filly
Literary usage of Filly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1830)
"Brown filly, by Muley, dam by Haphazard, out of Ridicule, ... Bay filly, by
Bustard or Muley, out of Miss Knapton by Walton, her dam -Mis» Dunnington by ..."
2. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1858)
"10s.; a gray mare and foal, 37.; a gray mare and a filly, 47. 1630. ... 10s.; a
bay filly and a foal, 67. 10s.; a bald mare and her foal, 67. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas, and by Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, William John Broderip, Peregrine Bingham (1821)
"a scar near the shoulder of the filly, on the offside, and the fil'y was ordered
the verdict for Lynes to stand, but did not de- ™^ain scar • * liver the ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1869)
"TROVER for a filly. Lynes had sued Benjamin Gunton in trespass for taking away
... Benjamin Gunton justified that the filly belonged to his brother Francis ..."
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