foal
a foal with its mother
a young horse, donkey and other animals of horse family, especially under one year old
1.
(a) as idle as a foal
(b) as ragged as a foal
2.
spalder like a new-dropt foal [stagger like a newly born foal] (‘spalder’ = stagger = unable to stand properly and walk steadily; ‘dropt’ is the old word for “dropped” which in this sense means ‘born’)
3.
the foal’s share of the harrow (‘harrow’ = a farm tool used for breaking the soil; and the act of using the tool) [said of some light, easy work, and also an easy life]
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