in-foal en · ADJ
Meanings
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(dialectal, not-comparable) Of a mare or other female equine: pregnant.
Comprising eleven calved and in-calf cows and heifers, three barren cows, […] fifteen in-lamb ewes and theaves, […] yearling draught colt and filly, pony, yearling fummel, mare ass in-foal to a pony, two waggons, […]
1843 March 3, “To Be Sold by Auction, By B. Cheatle & Son”, in Leicester Journal, and Midland Counties General Advertiser, volume 92, number 4895, Leicester: James Jackson, page 2:
Coordinates
in kid · with calf · in-lamb · in-calf · in lamb · in calf