Definition of breed

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Breed (v. i.) To raise a breed; to get progeny.

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Fellow :: Fellow (n.) A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
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..
Migrate :: Migrate (v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds..
Half-breed :: Half-breed (a.) Half-blooded.
Gender :: Gender (v. i.) To copulate; to breed.
In And An :: In and an (a. & adv.) Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
Stirpes :: Stirpiculture (n.) The breeding of special stocks or races.
Barb :: Barb (n.) The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors..
Breeder :: Breeder (n.) One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc..
Civillty :: Civillty (n.) Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression.
Inbreeding :: Inbreeding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inbree.
Heronry :: Heronry (n.) A place where herons breed.
Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous..
Race :: Race (n.) The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed..
Durham :: Durham (n.) One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality..
Pug :: Pug (n.) One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
Merino :: Merino (n.) A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool..
Studdery :: Studbook (n.) A genealogical register of a particular breed or stud of horses, esp. thoroughbreds..
Blooded :: Blooded (a.) Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock..
Dandie :: Dandie (n.) One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.
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