Definition of breed

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Breed (n.) Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities..

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Inbreed :: Inbreed (v. t.) To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i..
Swarm :: Swarm (v. i.) To breed multitudes.
Etiquette :: Etiquette (n.) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society..
Punch :: Punch (n.) One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch..
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..
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..
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc..
Shanghai :: Shanghai (n.) A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
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..
Alderney :: Alderney (n.) One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3..
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..
Percheron :: Percheron (n.) One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an old district of France; -- called also Percheron-Norman..
Redfin :: Redfin (n.) A small North American dace (Minnilus cornutus, or Notropis megalops). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also red dace, and shiner. Applied also to Notropis ardens, of the Mississippi valley..
Crossbreed :: Crossbreed (n.) Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
Gentlefolks :: Gentlefolks (n. pl.) Persons of gentle or good family and breeding.
Breede :: Breede (n.) Breadth.
Mongrel :: Mongrel (a.) Not of a pure breed.
Fashion :: Fashion (n.) The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing, ride, etc., in the fashion..
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..
Imbreed :: Imbreed (v. t.) To generate within; to inbreed.
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