Definition of breed

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Breed (v. i.) To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.

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Stocker :: Stockdove (n.) A common European wild pigeon (Columba aenas), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees..
Spaniel :: Spaniel (n.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker..
Hylodes :: Hylodes (n.) The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes..
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..
Mongrel :: Mongrel (n.) The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed..
Jersey :: Jersey (n.) One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk.
Greyhound :: Greyhound (n.) A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments..
Well-bred :: Well-bred (a.) Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
Upbreed :: Upbreed (v. t.) To rear, or bring up; to nurse..
Struggled :: Strude (n.) A stock of breeding mares.
Mongrel :: Mongrel (a.) Not of a pure breed.
Brede :: Brede (n.) Alt. of Breed.
Fellow :: Fellow (n.) A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
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..
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster..
Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Breed :: Breed (n.) A number produced at once; a brood.
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..
Vermination :: Vermination (n.) The generation or breeding of vermin.
Coachdog :: Coachdog () One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.
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