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fole

fole is the obsolete spelling of foal.

Meaning of foal

Noun

foal (plural foals)

  1. A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
  2. (historical) A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub.

See all 3 meanings of foal

Forms of fole

pluralfoles

Questions about fole

What is fole the obsolete spelling of?
Fole is the obsolete spelling of foal.

Words near fole in the dictionary

  1. foldy
  2. Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation
  3. Foldy-Wouthuysen transformations
  4. foldyard
  5. foldyards
  6. fole
  7. Folegandros
  8. Folelli
  9. foles
  10. Foleshill
  11. foley

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