Meaning & use
broodmare
A female horse kept specifically for breeding foals rather than for riding or racing.
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The retired champion now lives on the farm as a broodmare, raising several foals a year.
Breeders paid a record price for the broodmare because of her championship bloodline.
A note on using this word
Broodmare applies only to horses; the general term for a female breeding animal of other species differs, such as sow or hen.
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