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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Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Race :: Race (n.) Company; herd; breed.
Conceive :: Conceive (v. i.) To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen..
Jersey :: Jersey (n.) One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.
Punch :: Punch (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch..
Stud :: Stud (n.) A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc..
Dorking Fowl :: Dorking fowl () One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table..
Heronry :: Heronry (n.) A place where herons breed.
Half-bred :: Half-bred (a.) Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained.
Dysgenesis :: Dysgenesis (n.) A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race..
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
Crossbreed :: Crossbreed (n.) Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
Upbreed :: Upbreed (v. t.) To rear, or bring up; to nurse..
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men..
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To produce or obtain by any natural process.
Swarm :: Swarm (v. i.) To breed multitudes.
Cross :: Cross (n.) A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding..
Half Blood :: Half blood (n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed.
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