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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Staging :: Staghound (n.) A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct..
Cockmaster :: Cockmaster (n.) One who breeds gamecocks.
Fashion :: Fashion (n.) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion..
Ungentle :: Ungentle (a.) Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
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..
Swarm :: Swarm (v. i.) To breed multitudes.
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares..
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..
Mastiff :: Mastiff (n.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries..
Breeder :: Breeder (n.) One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc..
Zebu :: Zebu (n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff..
Generation :: Generation (n.) Race; kind; family; breed; stock.
Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To raise a breed; to get progeny.
Inbreeding :: Inbreeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inbree.
Dandie :: Dandie (n.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.
Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Nurture; education; formation of manners.
Verminate :: Verminate (v. i.) To breed vermin.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.
Subbronchial :: Subbreed (n.) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.
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