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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Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve..
Half-blooded :: Half-blooded (a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep..
Civillty :: Civillty (n.) Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression.
Spitzenburgh :: Spitz dog () A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup..
Water Spaniel :: Water spaniel () A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water..
Shorthorn :: Shorthorn (a.) One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England..
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To raise, as any kind of stock..
Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous..
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..
Boud :: Boud (n.) A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc..
Dissentious :: Dissentious (a.) Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.
Cockmaster :: Cockmaster (n.) One who breeds gamecocks.
Overbreed :: Overbreed (v. t.) To breed to excess.
Subbronchial :: Subbreed (n.) A race or strain differing in certain characters from the parent breed; an incipient breed.
Mongrel :: Mongrel (n.) The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed..
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..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) The act or process of generating or bearing.
Race :: Race (n.) Company; herd; breed.
Breed :: Breed (n.) Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities..
Weed :: Weed (v. t.) To reject as unfit for breeding purposes.
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