Definition of breeding

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Breeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bree.

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In And An :: In and an (a. & adv.) Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
Pair :: Pair (v. i.) To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding..
Studding :: Studdery (n.) A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud..
Vermination :: Vermination (n.) The generation or breeding of vermin.
Migrate :: Migrate (v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds..
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves..
Ungentle :: Ungentle (a.) Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous..
Thoroughbred :: Thoroughbred (a.) Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Descent; pedigree; extraction.
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society..
Toad :: Toad (n.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid..
Stocker :: Stockdove (n.) A common European wild pigeon (Columba aenas), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees..
Nidus :: Nidus (n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed..
Studied :: Stud-horse (n.) A stallion, esp. one kept for breeding..
Genteel :: Genteel (a.) Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address..
Inbreeding :: Inbreeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inbree.
Brood :: Brood (a.) Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow..
Gentlefolks :: Gentlefolks (n. pl.) Persons of gentle or good family and breeding.
Penguinery :: Penguinery (n.) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins..
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