filly
a young female horse.
Informal. a girl or young woman.
Origin of filly
1Words Nearby filly
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How to use filly in a sentence
A few hours later, a Forest Service official would shoot the filly to end her suffering.
Someone Is Killing Wild Horses in Arizona. One Woman Is Determined to Find Out Who | Marisa Agha / Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Ariz. | March 25, 2022 | TimeAs Nixon approached, the filly took off, racing past the dead bodies of Raven and her mother.
Someone Is Killing Wild Horses in Arizona. One Woman Is Determined to Find Out Who | Marisa Agha / Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Ariz. | March 25, 2022 | TimeBut on May 30, Jackson announced he would not enter his filly, claiming she “deserves a well-earned vacation.”
Hen scarts and filly tails, make lofty ships wear lowly sails.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopWhen the bay filly threw me last winter and broke my arm I thought I was part bone.
Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee Berry
She forced aside the all-too-affectionate, bay filly who crowded upon her, shot back the bar of the gate and relocked it.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletI sold my Rosemary filly to-day on the course to Bentman the bookie, and he paid me in notes.
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays) | John GalsworthyThe fellow's mad over losing the price of that filly now she's won the Cambridgeshire.
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays) | John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for filly
/ (ˈfɪlɪ) /
a female horse or pony under the age of four
informal, rare a spirited girl or young woman
Origin of filly
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