- half-bred
- adjective Date: 1701 having one purebred parent • half-bred noun
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half-bred
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half-bred — bred adj having one purebred parent half bred n … Medical dictionary
Half-bred — ( br[e^]d ), a. 1. Half blooded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; not well trained. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-bred — (hăfʹbrĕd , häfʹ ) adj. Having only one parent that is purebred; half blooded. Used of animals. * * * … Universalium
half-bred — /ˈhaf brɛd/ (say hahf bred) adjective (of a sheep) originally one resulting from a cross between a long wool ram and a merino ewe; now applied more generally …
half-bred — adjective (of animals) having only one purebred parent • Syn: ↑half blooded, ↑half breed • Similar to: ↑crossbred • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Indian Half-Bred — The Indian Half Bred was developed in India primarily at the army studs to produce suitable cavalry horses. They are descended from a cross between the native Kathiawari, oriental stock, the Australian Waler and a substantial amount of English… … Wikipedia
Half-strained — (h[aum]f str[=a]nd ), a. Half bred; imperfect. [R.] A half strained villain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-blooded — adjective (of animals) having only one purebred parent • Syn: ↑half bred, ↑half breed • Similar to: ↑crossbred • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
half breed — Synonyms and related words: Cape Colored, Eurasian, bastard, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbred, crossbreed, crossed, griffe, half blood, half bred, half caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid, interbred, ladino, liger, mestee, mestiza, mestizo,… … Moby Thesaurus
half-breed — I noun an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry) (Freq. 4) • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Hypernyms: ↑half caste … Useful english dictionary
