Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mare used for breeding.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mare kept for breeding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a female horse used for breeding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
stud mare , afemale horse used forbreeding
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a female horse used for breeding
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Examples
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The Epsom prize money was more than enough to cover the fee, though, while Dancing Rain's value as a broodmare would also increase significantly if she could become a dual Classic winner.
William Haggas on mission to prove Dancing Rain is no one-hit wonder 2011
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It got this way when he was a foal and was either in a brawl with another foal, or, was corrected harshly by his mother or another broodmare.
Liz O'Connell: Proviso: Always on Track Liz O'Connell 2010
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It got this way when he was a foal and was either in a brawl with another foal, or, was corrected harshly by his mother or another broodmare.
Liz O'Connell: Proviso: Always on Track Liz O'Connell 2010
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It got this way when he was a foal and was either in a brawl with another foal, or, was corrected harshly by his mother or another broodmare.
Liz O'Connell: Proviso: Always on Track Liz O 2010
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By now, Jenny, and the staff of the broodmare barn, Jill, Jo and I, were hunkering down for a long, intense recovery for the filly.
Liz O'Connell: You Can Bet on Little Larky Liz O'Connell 2010
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He shined as a sire of broodmares and was among the top 10 leading North American broodmare sires for the last eight years.
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"If we can get slots up and running in Maryland, we'll be able to attract new, young stallions," said Northview co-owner Tom Bowman, watching a broodmare clad in booties and his 20-year-old stallion squeal and neigh.
Maryland horse industry seeks fortune in other slot-friendlier states 2010
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Ms. Personal Ensign, trained by Shug McGaughey, won 13 times out of 13 starts and accrued more than $1.6 million in purses before pursuing a successful career as a broodmare.
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I had always assumed that most racehorses retired to a life as a stud or broodmare, or were sold at high prices as sport horses.
Beasts of Burden: What happens to thoroughbred racehorses after retirement 2010
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A few years ago, Marc's Lark, a broodmare at Buttonwood Farm in Rhinebeck, NY, delivered a filly early in the evening.
Liz O'Connell: You Can Bet on Little Larky Liz O'Connell 2010
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