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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈjɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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About half a dozen volunteers responded to the appeal and brought blankets and warm water for the yearling.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Weighing about 100 pounds each, they might struggle to take down a yearling cow that’s pushing 1,000 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

The yearling would have barely made a sound as she trotted through brush and dry pine needles on an overgrown path that dropped into a steep canyon.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 25, 2023

He had nearly achieved his goal of buying every single Hard Tack yearling on the market.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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