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1. • • a young female horse. Informal Terms a girl or young woman.
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   What is a filly noun?

   • Definition of filly noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a young female horse, especially one that is less than 4 years old compare colt, mare Topics Animals c2, Sports: other sports c2 The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   Where does the word filly come from?

   • According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word filly has been used in English since the 15th century. Its roots are in the Old Norse word "fylja" for female foal, that evolved to the Middle English word "filli" and is also similar to the Old English word for foal. The French word "fille" has similar roots.

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   What does Filli mean?

   • 1. A young female horse, especially a racehorse less than five years old, or a young female of another equine species. 2. Informal A lively, high-spirited girl or young woman. [Middle English filli, from Old Norse fylja; see pau- in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Is a donkey a filly?

   • One of the duties of lawyers is to see that their profession is kept filly occupied. A donkey is one form of quadruped, but a much faster one from the production point of view is a filly. They have got £375,000 for a fillies' premium, which is a complete waste of money. I have certainly heard it described as a filly.

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   What does the verb filly mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb filly . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   A composite whoop of triumph rose from the spectators, and the filly rose with it. A filly beaten on all the racecourses! See how nice that filly stands? She had the grace and vigour of an unbroken filly at large upon the range. The success of the filly by fraudulent means led to the disqualification of the owner.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun filly, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition of filly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Examples of filly. The organization has two of its 3-year-old filly pacers in the running for year-end honors which will be announced this week. One of my favorites was this cured halibut ($13), served with radishes, grapefruit and filly fronds of dill. He owned the first filly in history to win $1.5 million.