/ ˈfɪli; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a young female horse
—compare colt , mare
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old Norse fylja , of Germanic origin; related to foal .
/ ˈfɪli; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a young female horse
—compare colt , mare
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old Norse fylja , of Germanic origin; related to foal .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005