Definition of breed

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Breed (v. i.) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth..

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Twinner :: Twinner (n.) One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Nurture; education; formation of manners.
Ungentle :: Ungentle (a.) Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To raise a breed; to get progeny.
Inviscerate :: Inviscerate (v. t.) To breed; to nourish.
Brahma :: Brahma (n.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra..
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..
Dysgenesic :: Dysgenesic (a.) Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another..
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Mongrel :: Mongrel (a.) Not of a pure breed.
Coachdog :: Coachdog () One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.
Pipa :: Pipa (n.) The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar breeding habits..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
Subbronchial :: Subbreed (n.) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals..
Tupman :: Tupman (n.) A man who breeds, or deals in tups..
Conceive :: Conceive (v. t.) To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of.
Herdbook :: Herdbook (n.) A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called herd record, or herd register..
True-bred :: True-bred (a.) Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast..
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