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filly

noun as in colt

noun as in foal

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noun as in horse

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A few hours later, a Forest Service official would shoot the filly to end her suffering.

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As Nixon approached, the filly took off, racing past the dead bodies of Raven and her mother.

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But 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.

When the bay filly threw me last winter and broke my arm I thought I was part bone.

She forced aside the all-too-affectionate, bay filly who crowded upon her, shot back the bar of the gate and relocked it.

I sold my Rosemary filly to-day on the course to Bentman the bookie, and he paid me in notes.

The fellow's mad over losing the price of that filly now she's won the Cambridgeshire.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to filly, such as: youngster, youngling, sapling, rookie, and fledgling.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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