Definition of breed

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Breed (v. t.) To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster..

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Blooded :: Blooded (a.) Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock..
In And An :: In and an (a. & adv.) Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding..
Terrier :: Terrier (n.) One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears..
Gentlewoman :: Gentlewoman (n.) A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar.
Gender :: Gender (v. i.) To copulate; to breed.
Propagate :: Propagate (v. t.) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree..
Breeder :: Breeder (n.) A cause.
Eider :: Eider (n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species..
Hound :: Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..
Shorthorn :: Shorthorn (a.) One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England..
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves..
Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.
True-bred :: True-bred (a.) Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman..
Ungentle :: Ungentle (a.) Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
Fancier :: Fancier (n.) One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird fancier, dog fancier, etc..
Generation :: Generation (n.) Race; kind; family; breed; stock.
Race :: Race (n.) The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed..
Fashion :: Fashion (n.) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion..
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