Topic: ANIMALS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | mere |
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mare
[countable]
[countable]1HBA a female horse or donkey [↪ stallion, filly]
2
mare's nest
a) a discovery that seems important but is actually of no value
b) a confused situation or a very untidy place
3 British English spoken informal if someone is having a mare, things are going very badly for them at the moment. It is short for nightmare. : The Arsenal goalkeeper had a mare in the first half.
The Arsenal goalkeeper had a mare in the first half.