mare

[US]/meə/
[UK]/mɛr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. female horse, female donkey

Phrases & Collocations

black mare

wild mare

Example Sentences

the mare's second birth.

a mare in oestrus .

a white mare purchased with dentalium.

our desk's usually a mare's nest.

the mare's nest of perfect safety.

a sorrel mare with four white socks.

This area of the law is a veritable mare’s nest.

A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.

The mare looks quite weak.

The mare is carrying a foal now.

a gamy little mare that loved to run.

the mare gambolled towards Constance.

the mare will be out at grass during the day.

the mare won the race last year by seven lengths.

he reined the mare's head about and rode off.

The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.

the mare laid about her with her front legs and teeth.

one of the mares cut her leg and it required stitching.

A mackerel sky and mares’ tails make lofty ships carry low sails.

Real-world Examples

Brienne spurred her mare forward. " Release her" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

It was a tall brown mare, and she did not look pleased.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

But when we went in, there were no people—just a mare and two foals.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Midnight and a pregnant black mare were also there, dead.

Source: Time

She set a store on that mare.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mares only feed on those who slumber.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

They must use their horses' speed and stamina to capture wild mares.

Source: Human Planet

When they reached the site, they saw a blood bay mare by the side of the road.

Source: Time

But the mare is by no means capable of performing the journey.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

People ate horse meat, and drank mare's milk.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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