foaling
present participle of foal
foaling (plural foalings)
act of giving birth to a foal
• loafing
Source: Wiktionary
Foal, n. Etym: [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo, G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw Lfle, Gr., L. pullus a young animal. Cf. Filly, Poultry, Pullet.] (Zoö.)
Definition: The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidæ); a colt; a filly. Foal teeth (Zoöl.), the first set of teeth of a horse.
– In foal, With foal, being with young; pregnant; -- said of a mare or she ass.
Foal, v.t. [imp.& p.p. Foaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Foaling.]
Definition: To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass.
Foal, v.i.
Definition: To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.