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DictionarymareFemale horse
noun

mare

MAIR/mer/

An adult female horse or related animal.

The mare stands quietly with her head lowered toward the grass.

A single adult mare standing calmly in side profile, with natural equine proportions and a small patch of grass beneath her hooves.
Etymology
mareOld Englishfemale horse

Old English meare was the feminine counterpart of mearh, “horse,” so the word has retained its female-equine meaning. Its deeper origin is uncertain.

In context

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the stallion and mare or breeding to improve flaws in both the stallion and the mare.
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More examples

  • The farmer led two mares into the paddock.
  • Her mare had a dark mane.
  • We watched the mare nurse her foal.

Forms

mare · mares